Old Photograph Curling Blair Atholl Perthshire Scotland

Old Winter photograph of Curling in Blair Atholl by Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. One of the world's oldest team sports, curling originated in the 16th century in Scotland, where games were played during winter on frozen ponds and lochs. The earliest-known curling stones came from the Scottish regions of Stirling and Perth and date from 1511.



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