About Us

The Ardblair Stones are named after Ardblair Castle, which is located near Blairgowrie, Perthshire in Scotland. Before the creation of The Ardblair Stones, Charlie Blair Oliphant had a keen interest in strength athletics which originated from having watched the World’s Strongest Man on the TV as a small child.

The first stones were made by Charlie in 2008. The reinforced concrete stones soon became a feature in the Castle grounds where Charlie would use them to train by lifting them onto wooden pallets.

The early stones attracted an unexpected amount of attention from visitors and tourists. Based on the interest caused by these stones, Charlie’s Father, Laurence Blair Oliphant, thought they would be a great feature at the local Highland Games. Laurence is the Chieftain of the Blairgowrie & Rattray Highland Games and the Blair Oliphant family have an active involvement with the Highland Games which is held on the Ardblair Estate.

Charlie decided to create a stone event which would be accessible to all people, regardless of their age and ability. He created the concept of nine stones of increasing weight and diameter which would be loaded sequentially onto whisky butts. After some experimentation and logistical planning Charlie came up with the concept of The Ardblair Stones.

The Ardblair Stones made their debut at the Blairgowrie & Rattray Highland Games on Sunday 2nd September 2012 where they met with great enthusiasm. Since then they have toured all over the United Kingdom where they have been lifted by thousands of people from all over the world with varying degrees of success.

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The Ardblair Stones would like to thank our sponsor, Castle Water – the UK’s leading independent business water retailer.

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