The first written record of curling dates back to 1540. A notary in Paisley, Scotland, named John McQuhin wrote a record in Latin about a challenge between John Sclater, a monk at Paisley Abbey, and Gavin Hamilton, the abbot's representative. It’s said that Sclater threw a stone three times on the surface of a frozen lake and agreed to the contest. There’s no record of whether or not anyone won this challenge, but it was agreed that moving stones along frozen bodies of water was a good time.