Jasper Stones 

We have been collecting jasper ever since we saw it featured on the gemstone map of Scotland which that jeweller drew up a while back. He indicated that you would find it in the Campsies. We have found it everywhere south of the Campsies. But the hills are well worth a visit.

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Jasper stones have been collected and polished by hand in Scotland since there were people with hands to do the polishing. Villagers would exchange the polished stones with passing traders, or hole them into beads and sell them as jewellery.

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Scottish jasper comes in a range of fantastic colours, each of which depends upon the ratio of minerals in the earth at the time of the jasper's formation. Limonite can produce yellow jaspers while hematite can make deep, wine red jasper. Greens, blues, blacks, and oranges are also found in Scotland. 

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Most of our jasper is Scottish since it is an abundant mineral in the lowlands. We find it in the forest, in the pathways, in our gardens - and we collect them up and stick them in the rock tumbler to polish them to a high shine... or as high a shine as we can manage.

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You can shop for Scottish jasper and international jasper tumblestones below or you can read about how important this crystal is to the Scottish people in The Stone Circle Rock Blog.