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Ailsa Craig/Ailsa 
Source: SND (supp)
A curling stone made from granophyre rock from the volcano of Ailsa Craig.
Burnock (stane) Sources: SND SND (supp)
A type of curling stone; “still in common use among curlers and almost black in colour when polished”.
Carrickwater Source: SND (supp)
A curling stone taken from one or other of the river-beds in Carrick in Ayr.
Channel stane/Channel stone/Chennel stane/Chennel stone Source: SND
A curling-stone.
Chuckie-stane/Chuckie-stone/Chuckey-stone/Chuckey-stane/Chackie-stone/Chackie-stane Source: SND
Applied to a curling stone.
Cockit Hat Source: SND (supp)
A name given to a three-cornered curling stone of a type in use in the 18th c., so called from its shape.
Craig/Crag/Craige/Kraig/Kraeg Source: SND
Applied to a curling-stone.
Crawick Gray Source: SND (supp)
The name of variety of curling-stone. QUOT: Metal of a grey description also abounded in the beds of the streams, particularly in Crawick. These were called “Crawick Greys,”and were very keen.
Crieff Source: SND (supp)
A curling-stone made from a quarry at Crieff in Per.
Curlin(g)-stane Source: SND
The smooth, rounded stone used in the game of curling.
Curling Stan(e)/Stan(e) Source: DOST
A further example of curling stane.
Curling stone Source: DOST
A curling stone.
Cutin-stane/Cutie-stane Source: SND
A curling-stone.
Finger stone Source: SND (supp)
A curling stone with fingerholes instead of a handle.
Geese Source: SND
A large curling-stone, from the shape.
Guse Source: SND
A name given to a large curling-stone, from the resemblance in shape.
Hone Source: SND
A curling-stone made from a variety of rock found on Ailsa Craig.
Ice-stane Source: SND
A curling stone.
Loadstone Source: DOST
A loadstone. Also a curling-stone.
Luiffie/Loofie-(channle)stane Source: SND
An early flat type of curling-stone having no handle but merely indentations for the thumb on one side and the fingers on the other.
Pilty-cock Source: SND
An early form of curling-stone with grips for the hand instead of a handle.
Quoit Source: SND
A curling-stone.
Quoitin-stane/Coiting-stane/Kutty-stane/Kirty-stane Source: SND
A curling-stone.
Roaring stone Source: SND
A curling-stone.
Rock Source: SND
A curlers' name for a curling stone.
Stane Source: SND
The round polished stone fitted with a handle for throwing which is used in the game of curling.
Whin Source: SND
A curling-stone made of whin.
Whinstane Source: SND
A curling-stone.
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