Ailsa Craig in Middlesex County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ailsa Craig

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 30, 2025

1. Ailsa Craig Marker

Inscription. Ailsa Craig was named by David Craig, one of the original village founders. He was attracted to the area by the fertile soil of the Ausable river valley and he farmed the land north of what is known today as Middlesex County Road 7. He named the village after a small volcanic island that he recalled seeing from his childhood home near Ballentrae, UK on the southwest coast of Scotland. Shown above, the island of Ailsa Craig is located 8 miles off the Scottish coast in the Firth of Clyde. It is unique for its Blue Hone and Common Green granites, These rare granites continue to be collected to manufacture the world's finest curling stones.

Erected by North Middlesex/ Friends of “Ye Olde Towne Hall”.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 43° 8.846′ N, 81° 32.123′ W. Marker is in Ailsa Craig, Ontario, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Ailsa Craig Main Street and Jameson Street, on the right when traveling west on Ailsa Craig Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160/a

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Elginfield Road, Ailsa Craig ON N0M 1A0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Ailsa Craig (here, next to this marker); Ailsa Craig Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir George W. Ross (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); This Bell (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); McTaggart Cemetery (approx. 7.7 kilometers away); a different marker also named McTaggart Cemetery (approx. 7.7 kilometers away); East Williams Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); Lieut-Col. James Hodgins (approx. 10 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ailsa Craig.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 30, 2025

2. Ailsa Craig Marker

Illustration of David Craig’s residence in Ailsa Craig, 1878 image. Click for full size.

3. Illustration of David Craig’s residence in Ailsa Craig, 1878

From Belden’s Historical Atlas of Middlesex County (Source: Library of Congress, public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.