medal; curling

Description
Disc-shaped medallion surmounted by a curling stone and crossed brooms, with a suspension loop above. The obverse reads "STIRLINGSHIRE PROVINCE/ Second Prize/ WON BY/ THE CASTLECARY CASTLE/ CURLING CLUB/ at Larbert/ JANY 1895". The reverse reads "PRESENTED/ To/ J.G.Leadbetter/ AS THE/ CLUB'S REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER".
On 11 January 1895 22 clubs of Stirlingshire Province of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club with 3 rinks each played for 3 ½ hours on
Larbert Loch on good ice. Alva won by being 28 shots up overall,
Castlecary were second with 26 and Sauchie & Bannockburn were
third with 23.
 See full details

Object detail

Department
Object
Signature & date
embossing:obverse:"STIRLINGSHIRE PROVINCE/ Second Prize/ WON BY/ THE CASTLECARY CASTLE/ CURLING CLUB/ at Larbert/ JANY 1895"
embossing:reverse:"PRESENTED/ To/ J.G.Leadbetter/ AS THE/ CLUB'S REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER"
Associated date
Jan 1895
Associated person
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:H 7cm (H 2 3/4")
Dimensions:W 5cm (W 1 15/16")
Accession number
1999-034-003

Share

My shortlist

Subject category

Image auto tags

Explore other objects by colour

Public comments

Be the first to comment on this object record.

Google reCaptchaThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.