Curling

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Read all about curling at Fingask in "TheButler's Day Book" 1849 - 1855 available from the Castle price £5.00

In 1842 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were initiated into the game of curling on the wooden floors of the nearby Palace of Scone. One year later the Fingask Curling Club joined the Royal Caledonian Club, which is still regarded as the mother club and legislative body of curling throughout the world.

Curling is a game developed in Scotland, played on ice in which large rounded stones are hurled towards a mark called the tee.

In the 1850's they curled outside at Fingask for up to three months of the year. The climate change has meant that now the weather only allows play on one or two days of the year when the pond freezes. Most curling these days takes place on indoor ice rinks. There are plans afoot to introduce a refrigerated rink at Fingask to make curling an all year round event. A sponsor is being sought for an annual Real Curling Trophy at Fingask.