The original curling pond of the Killin Curling Club was in the Auchmore Woods.

That was before 1878 when a meeting of the Club was called in Killin Hotel on 2 January. A Committee of three members was appointed to select a suitable site for a new pond. This arose because Lord Breadalbane requested that four clubs be formed on his estates.

Hereafter, the clubs were known as Breadalbane Killin Curling Club, Breadalbane Aberfeldy Curling Club, Breadalbane Strathfillan Curling Club and Breadalbane Kenmore Curling Club. His Lordship requested that he and Lady Breadalbane be Patron and Patroness of each of the Clubs and that he would give ground for each of the clubs' ponds for a rental of 1d per year. This was the start of what was known in 1878 as the "new pond", or the Acharn Pond, as it is now known.

Over the years, the Club has had some remarkable games on this pond, including several times, the playing of Breadalbane Province games when the whole pond was used from end to end. In 1905 an artificial pond ie "tarmac" was made at the foot of Glen Lochay. It was used up until 1939/40, but is now the site of the Hydro Board's switching station.

The Club's first Secretary-Treasurer, the late Peter McDiarmid, held that position for 43 years. The late J D McRae was a Club member for 58 years, 10 years as President. Great characters, every one of them and a lot more too numerous to mention! In season 1950-51, the firm of J & D MacGregor, Garage Proprietors, Killin, gifted to the Club an electrical installation for lighting the pond for night curling. For this generous gesture James and Duncan MacGregor were elected life members of the Club. After about 10 years, an even bigger improvement took place when through the generosity of the President, the late Robert MacGregor, grid electricity was installed. In the early 60's too, one of the Club's outstanding members, the late Hall Farquharson, got some of the ladies started curling and today the Club has more ladies than men who are active curlers. The ladies in recent years have made a great contribution to the Club and at present one of them, Rachel Hunter, is President of Breadalbane Province which consists of five clubs.

Young members are the foundation of any Club and I am delighted to say that Helen Sinclair is teaching some of the school pupils this season. Nowadays, nearly all curling takes place indoors, but we never gave up hope that we may yet again curl on our own pond.