Curling is associated especially with Scotland, where the game dates to the early 16th century. Paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder dating from about the same time are evidence that the game was also played in the Low Countries, but it was Scotland that promoted the game worldwide.
Apr 5, 2024
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The exact origins of the game, however, are unclear, but curling is widely believed to be one of the world's oldest team sports. Paintings by a 16th century ...
Curling has a long history in Scotland, and it from Scotland that it has been taken to the other colder parts of the world in which the game is now played.
Scots miners brought the game to the interior of British Columbia toward the end of the nineteenth century. The first club was formed in Kaslo in 1895, and ...