Curling stone at outdoor curling match - bonspeil - on frozen Bush Loch, near Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland

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An outdoor curling match - known as 'bonstiel' - on frozen Loch Bush, near Gatehouse-of-Fleet, near Kirkcudbright, Galloway. This was the first match played on this loch since 1963 because of lack of ice. The curling stones used were made from Ailsa Craig granite on the mid 1800s

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Size: 5065px × 3370px
Location: Loch Bush near Gatehouse of Fleet, Galloway, SW Scotland
Photo credit: © Philip Dunn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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