The Kilsyth Curling Club, in Kilsyth, Scotland, claims to be the oldest curling club in the world, being established in 1716.

History

Curling was being played in Kilsyth from at least the 16th century, and in 1716 the Kilsyth Curling Club was established,[1] making it the oldest in the world.[2][3][4] This claim is disputed in other sources, which give either the Kinross Curling Club, established in 1668,[5] or a curling club from Muthill, established in 1739, the honour.[6]

The club still exists and also has a women's division. It plays in provincial competitions in the Stirlingshire province, organised by the Royal Caledonian Curling Club.[7]

Notable curlers

Notes

  1. ^ Nauright, John (2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 69. ISBN 9781598843019.
  2. ^ "A Brief History of Curling". Royal Caledonian Curling Club. 2013.
  3. ^ Moore, Edwin (2012). Scotland: 1000 Things You Need To Know. Atlantic Books. p. 300. ISBN 9780857899330.
  4. ^ "Previewing the curling tournaments at the 2014 Olympics". NBC.
  5. ^ "Time running out to save historic 1668 curling club". Herald Scotland. 17 October 2012.
  6. ^ Clark, Neil (21 February 2014). "Britain has gone crazy for curling". Express.
  7. ^ "Kilsyth". Royal Caledonian Curling Club.
  8. ^ "Michael Goodfellow". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

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