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1. Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 02-Apr-2022 05:35:42 UTC Fitheach

   Can you guess what purpose these serve?

   Each strip is about 5m wide, and 45 metres long. The strips are bordered with rectangular stones, and are lined with tarmac.

   #Highlands #Scotland

   • B.ella (bella@krefeld.life)'s status on Saturday, 02-Apr-2022 05:35:42 UTC B.ella

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     @fitheach For the Scottish version of Boule/Pétanque?

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   • stannard (stannard@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Saturday, 02-Apr-2022 06:58:55 UTC stannard

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     • B.ella

     @Bella @fitheach
     I think that is done with haggis ?

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   • Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 02-Apr-2022 12:35:08 UTC Fitheach

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     • pandora

     Thanks for all the suggestions.
     Congratulations to @pandora for guessing correctly.

     It is an outdoor ice rink with three sheets, for public use. There is a spicket which is used to flood the area with water. Obviously, a cold (freezing) day is required to form the required ice. On the day the photo was taken it was too mild.

     #curling

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   • pandora@social.tchncs.de's status on Saturday, 02-Apr-2022 12:35:35 UTC pandora

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     • Piggo :verified_horse:

     @piggo @fitheach

     Curling pitches?

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   • Piggo :verified_horse: (piggo@piggo.space)'s status on Saturday, 02-Apr-2022 12:35:36 UTC Piggo :verified_horse:

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     @fitheach it could be a petangue pitch? but that should be sand. idk
   • Ruaraidh ᚏᚒᚐᚔᚏᚔ (athairbirb@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 02-Apr-2022 12:36:17 UTC Ruaraidh ᚏᚒᚐᚔᚏᚔ

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     • pandora

     @fitheach this reminded me of all the 'curling rinks' that you see in old old maps. I keep meaning to find the modern sites and see how they are
     @pandora

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   • pandora@social.tchncs.de's status on Sunday, 03-Apr-2022 05:58:10 UTC pandora

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     • Mark

     @fitheach @athairbirb @wizardofosmium

     So curling, at least free outdoor curling, is not very common in Scotland then?

     I've never seen it played, but I assume it's similar to Eissstockschießen (literal translation: ice stock shooting) which is played in Bavaria (haven't seen this either, though).

     #curling

   • Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 03-Apr-2022 05:58:10 UTC Fitheach

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     • Ruaraidh ᚏᚒᚐᚔᚏᚔ
     • pandora
     • Mark

     @pandora
     Used to be quite common, it is now getting too warm:

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonspiel

     @athairbirb @wizardofosmium

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