Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found at an unknown location in Scotland and kindly donated by Nick Basden Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire. This is a minature baby brick. It is also a ‘stop end’ brick. . . . .

This Forth brick was found and photographed by Ze’ev Erlich and Shay Shemesh. It was found in a ruined furnace or kiln near Sde Ilan, northern Israel. It was most likely a lime kiln. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . . .

Found near Falkirk. Campbell & Co Falkirk,  Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. The stamps may be the same with the angled example possibly being distorted during firing. . . .  

A small baby brick. Possibly a salesman’s sample. 3″ long. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire. . . . . .

Find location in Scotland somewhere but I have forgotten exactly where. I will remember! Unknown maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but…. . . Below- photo of the stamp pencilled in and one without. .  

Found in Kilwinning. Baby firebrick for a house open fire.   Hurlford Fireclay Works, Galston Road, Hurlford, Ayrshire . . .  

Photographed by Angela Henry. These bricks line a fireplace at Angela’s house in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The house was built c. 1960. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . . . . .

Found by Craig Muirhead on 17/09/2012. Craig is a keen scuba diver and was diving on the wreck of the SS Politician. She lies just off Calbhaigh Rock in the Sound of Eriskay, Scotland in very shallow water. The brick was found in one of the ships boilers and there were several other ‘Forth’ bricks…

Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie, Glasgow area. This is in theory an unidentified manufacturer but I do believe it is Scottish. The only other example I have seen is one on the Penmorfa site and which was found near Wrexham. My example and the Penmorfa example are both ‘baby’ bricks. My example is…

Found near Fishcross, Clackmannanshire A Stein baby fire brick. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – the same stamp on a ‘normal’ sized brick found at the old shale oile works,  Broxburn,…