Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found in the Wanlockhead area. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .

Found in Zaandam, Holland by Daniel Tomasi. This is a slight variation from the normal stamp as the Glenboig and A1 run together to form 1 word. There is normally a gap between the 2. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works)…

Found by Nicholas and Rosemary Wallace while walking in a forest at Marie-Victorin Park, Longueuil, Québec, Canada near the St-Laurent River. Castlecary – Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Crater – Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian or Etna  Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .

Found at Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian . . . .

Found by Gustavo Fernetti at the Central Workshops of Ferrocarril Central Argentino, Rosario, Argentina. (Note – SBH – This is an Argentinian Railway.) The Bricks of Bathville and Armadale: Including ‘Crater GB’ manufactured at either the Etna or Atlas Brickworks, Bathville. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. or Etna  Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. ….

Found at the site of the old Woodend Colliery, Armadale. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .

Found on the site of the old Atlas Brickworks, Armadale. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. This is a slim or a slip brick measuring 1″ thick. It was found adhered to two other 1″ slips. One was marked Atlas and the other was unstamped. I believe this will be an Atlas product with the…

Found at the site of the old Etna and Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, West Lothian. The manufacturer is unknown but highly likely to be a product of either the Atlas or Etna Brickworks. Found alongside Etna building bricks Atlas and Crater stamped fire bricks. It is very likely that this brickmark is incomplete. It is entirely…

This was found on the old site of the Atlas and Etna Brickworks, West Lothian. Its is complete and measures 9″ x 9″ x 4 1/2″. It has the appearance of being salt-glazed too. There were a few of these and they looked to have been used on-site and may have formed a floor through…

Found on the site of the old Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, West Lothian. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. Compn is an abbreviation for ‘composition’. This brickmark has been lucky to survive as the back of the brick has suffered major damage. Note also the ‘N’ is reversed. .