Hundreds gather on Easdale for world stone skimming contest

The championships are held in a flooded quarry, a relic from when roofing slate was quarried from the 17th Century until the early 20th Century.

The stones used must be from Easdale and organisers check for “any funny business” – stones being brought in from outside the island.

A section of the quarry is marked out as the competition area.

Each competitor is allowed three skims, and their stones must bounce on the water three times.

The winner is the person who can skim a stone the furthest distance before it sinks.

Last year’s winner was Finn Dower, 16, from Perthshire.