| P number: | P001614 |
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| Old photograph number: | TS04565 |
| Caption: | View of the old Ailsa Craig curling stone quarry situated on the north coast, Strathclyde Region, showing drilled-out stones 28 cm. in diameter in microgranite. |
| Description: | View of the old Ailsa Craig curling stone quarry situated on the north coast, Strathclyde Region, showing drilled-out stones 28 cm. in diameter in microgranite. The stone has a tough fine-grained lithology and can take a very high polish. It was worked in two colours, the 'red' and 'blue' varieties, the former was rarer and was much preferred. The curling stones were the economically most significant and world-renowned resource of the island. 50 pairs were exported annually in the 1870's rising to 1000 pairs in the 1890's. The quarry restarted 1961 but becoming uneconomic closed again in 1973. |
| Date taken: | Thu Sep 29 00:00:00 BST 1983 |
| Photographer: | Harrison, R.K. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 201893 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 600402 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 175.47 KB; 1001 x 658 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 174 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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