Duddingston Curling Tower, Duddingston Curling Society, and John Thomson grey plaque

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Duddingston Curling Tower This tower was erected in 1825 by the Duddingston Curling Society whose rules still form the basis of the Rules of Curling. The tower chamber was used to protect the stones, while the upper was used as a studio by the Rev. John Thomson, the "Father of Scottish Scene Paintin

g". The tower was restored in 1978 by the Society for the Preservation of Duddingston Village with assistance from the Rotarian Curlers of Canada, the Historic Buildings Council, Edinburgh District CO

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