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Mouswald Curling Club Medal (1)

Period:
19th Century
Description:

"Mouswald Curling Club medal, 1856. Rink Medal."

 

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries curling was Scotland's national game.  It was organised on a parish basis because road travel was difficult at the best of times and particularly so during good curling weather. Matches were generally played with neighbouring parishes, although even this could involve the participants walking long distances in hazardous conditions.

 

By the early 1800s many of the parishes of Dumfries and Galloway had curling clubs, often with their own medals and trophies.

Materials/Media:
white metal, text (ribbon)
Dimensions:
diameter 55mm
Source:
Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
Accession number:
DUMFM:1978.68.1
Digital Number:
DMSW104a, DMSW104b
Creation Date:
c1856
Copyright:
Dumfries & Galloway Council


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