Ailsa Craig is an uninhabited isle off the coast of southwest Scotland and the source of the super-dense granite used to make ...

Ten miles off the coast of South Ayrshire in Scotland, lies the island of Ailsa Craig. Uninhabited and shaped by ancient volcanic activity, the island is made almost entirely of microgranite.

Ailsa Craig is an uninhabited isle off the coast of southwest Scotland and the source of the super-dense granite used to make ...

For all intents and purposes, Ailsa Craig looks like it has nothing to offer the human experience. But on its desolate shores ...

Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited Scottish isle, is famed for its unique granite used to craft curling stones for the Olympics. Kays Curling, the sole licensee, has been supplying these stones since 1924.

Few people quite understand what exactly curling is, but every four years, people across the world suddenly find themselves invested in a sport that, at first glance, can be described as people ...

A single curling stone certified for the Olympics costs over $600. That makes a full set of 16 stones worth $9,600. Since 2006, every stone used in the Olympic Winter Games has come from Kays of ...