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These are bricks either believed to be foreign or possibly foreign that have been found in Scotland. I will tag these bricks with ‘foreign’

  • ?F ?Holm
    — 12/02/2015

    Found Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. This is believed to be a Danish brick and would have been stamped

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  • ?Savage
    — 19/10/2017

    Found on the Firth of Clyde, Glasgow. This appears to be a firebrick and there are possible missing letters

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  • AP Green Empire E
    — 09/08/2016

    Found at Ardrossan, Ayrshire among many a Douglas fire brick. AP Green, Missouri, USA bought the Douglas

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  • AP Green Mizzou
    — 28/03/2020

    This fire brick was found by Francis Caven on the Brassie Shore, north shore heading towards Irvine,

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  • BJUF F
    — 21/08/2016

    Found by Tucker Kennedy at Glencoe. Hoganas Bjuf – Sweden. Information At Höganäs Bjuf, we

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  • Borges 4A
    — 06/08/2016

    Found by Tucker Kennedy in Glencoe. Borges (?) 4A  – One would assume there missing letters after

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  • Braat
    — 18/03/2018

    Found by Ian Suddaby in Edinburgh. This is not in my possession. This appears to be a firebrick or Dutch

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  • Brighton S
    — 24/08/2015

    Found on the Firth of Clyde near Dumbarton, Glasgow. Following research by Heather Olson, Archaeology

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  • Carbofrax A
    — 02/07/2014

    Found Inverkeithing Firth of Forth, Scotland. Directory of clay products 1961 / 62 page 18 refers to

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  • Ceipel
    — 25/04/2014

    Found on River Tyne, Newcastle. (Is it Ceipel or Geipel). Arthur Brickman comments: Similar bricks appear

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  • Charente France
    — 17/12/2014

    Decorated brick found in a 200-year-old cottage in Charente, France by Martin Nickolls. However, the

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  • Cheux 33
    — 12/02/2016

    Found at Stranraer by Tucker Kennedy. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins

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  • Clayburn
    — 11/05/2014

    Found Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Unidentified maker in Scotland. All indications point to this being

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  • Cullinan
    — 10/02/2015

    Found Bo’ness. Cullinan Refractories, South Africa. Lexicon Conrand Company, South Africa . .

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  • Dutch bricks?
    — 24/09/2020

    These two bricks were found in the tidal muds at Grangemouth, Scotland and in the same location as a

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  • Hoganas 6
    — 13/05/2014

    Found at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Höganäs Bjuf AB has its roots in Höganäs Limited Company,

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  • HW 2
    — 02/03/2020

    This brick was found on the site of the old Jenny Lind Brickworks, Near Motherwell, Lanarkshire adjacent

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  • Laclede King
    — 14/09/2015

    Found on the Firth of Clyde, Port Glasgow, Glasgow. An American refractory brick made by H.K. Porter

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  • Monarch
    — 09/01/2020

    Found by Drew Mitchell in the Dalgetty Bay area of Fife. Unidentified manufacturer. Find location would

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  • NARCO 344
    — 31/05/2014

    Found Firth Of Forth, Bo’ness. North American Refractories Company (NARCO), Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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  • Quigley
    — 23/08/2016

    Found by Tucker Kennedy at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Does anyone recognise the logo at the end – is

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  • RAJA
    — 01/06/2014

    Found Firth of Forth Bo’ness. Unidentified mark and maker. The find spot suggests Scottish origins

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  • Refractaire Superieur
    — 14/07/2018

    Found by Andrew Wood in Dunfermline. Unidentified manufacturer. It is marked with 2 stars and the words

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  • Reliance
    — 10/02/2015

    Found Bo’ness. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Possible

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