1893 List of Scottish Fireclay Mines
— 27/07/2015List of Scottish Fireclay Mines in 1893 Ayrshire Ayr George Taylor & Co, North Harbour Street and
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Abronhill Fireclay Mine, Castlecary, North Lanarkshire
— 13/09/2017Abronhill Fireclay Mine, Castlecary. The fireclays were leased to Robert Miller in 1883, who started
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Adams Pict Firebrick Co Ltd, Scotswood on Tyne, Newcastle
— 18/06/2017(Note – SBH – I have added the Scottish tag here as although the bricks themselves were manufactured
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Aitkendean Coal and Fireclay Company Ltd Fireclay Mine, Carrington, Gorebridge, Midlothian
— 07/01/2019c. 1967 – The fireclay mine at Carrington was purchased by the Bonnybridge Refractories Limited.
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Arns Fireclay Mine, Garbethill, Castlecary, Stirlingshire
— 15/12/2018A clay mine supplying clay with a low iron content. 1938 – Opened by John G Stein and Co. Below
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Ayrshire – clay resources
— 20/02/2015BRICK CLAY Brick clay is the term used to describe clay and mudstone used predominantly in the manufacture
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Balglass Fireclay Mine, Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire.
— 15/12/2018Balglass mine – Owned by Glenvault and Campsie Fireclay, Lime and Coal Co Ltd, 65 West Regent Street,
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Ballencrieff Fireclay Mine, Bathgate, West Lothian
— 07/01/20191958 – This fireclay mine was opened and run by the Burn Fireclay Company, Morpeth, Northumberland.
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Bauxite Clay, Dubbs Quarry, Saltcoats, North Ayrshire
— 27/02/2019Ayrshire Bauxitic Clay – An allochthonous deposit? – S.K. Monro, F.C.Loughnan and M.C. Walker.
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Bents Fireclay Mine, Stoneyburn, West Lothian
— 06/05/2019Robertson, Love & Co were liquidated in 1916 but continued to make firebricks as part of United Collieries
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Berryhill Fireclay Mine, Riggend, North Lanarkshire
— 19/12/2018Berryhill Fireclay and Coal Company appears to have originally been predominantly a coal-producing company
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Birkhill Fireclay Mine, Avonbank, Polmont, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 20/02/2015Birkhill Fireclay Mine, Avonbank, Polmont ( 3 sites) – Company name P & M Hurll. Established
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Budshaw Fireclay Mine, Chapelhall, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 20/12/2018Below – 1946 – Budshaw Fireclay Mine. Note 2 other Damhead Fireclay mines.
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Calderbank Fireclay Mine, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 19/12/2018Established to supply the Calderbank Steel Works with fireclay and firebricks. Source Kenneth W Sanderson.
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Caledonia Fireclay Mine, Paisley, Refrewshire
— 10/12/201802/05/1873 – Glasgow Herald – Serious accident in clay pit – Yesterday afternoon a,
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Campsie Fireclay Mine, Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire
— 23/12/2018Campsie Clay Mine, Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire.? From the map below this mine could be named Tarfin,
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Carbrook Clay Mine, Torwood, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 25/06/2018Canmore c. 1953 – The Carbrook Clay Mine lies to the north-west of Falkirk and was opened by Craigend
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Castlecary Fireclay Mine, Castlecary, Stirlingshire
— 28/02/2019(Note – SBH – I am unsure if the references below all refer to the same mine or several mines
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Castleview Fireclay Mine, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire.
— 20/12/2018Castleview Fireclay Mine, Bothwell, Lanarkshire was commenced by J.J Kane. c. 1960 – Mine commenced.
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Crossroads Colliery and Fire Brickworks, Dalry, North Ayrshire
— 12/10/20161888 – Parliamentary Papers of 1888 record Mr Hugh Jack, Dalry operating a coal and fireclay mine
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Crossroads Fireclay Mine, Dalry, North Ayrshire.
— 18/09/20191888 – Parliamentary Papers of 1888 record Mr Hugh Jack, Dalry operating a coal and fireclay mine
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Damhead Fireclay Mine, Chapelhall, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 20/12/2018Below – 1946 – Damhead Fireclay Mine. Note 2 mine openings and also another nearby fireclay
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Darnley Fireclay Mine, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire
— 09/01/2019The mine was owned by Alan Kirkwood Limited. 1896 – Upper Darnley Fireclay Mine had 5 workers underground
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Drum Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
— 15/01/2019Drum Fire Clay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire was possibly situated adjacent to Bonnybridge
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Dunaskin Fireclay Mine, Dalmellington, East Ayrshire
— 07/10/2020Dunaskin Fire Clay Works –Dalmellington – Dunaskin Fireclay Mine was owned by the Dalmellington
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Dykehead Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
— 24/08/2019Dykehead Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. 1920 – Dykehead Ganister and Firebrick Co.,
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Edinburgh Area – Brick Clay and Fire Clay.
— 18/08/2014Source – The Geology of the Neighbourhood of Edinburgh 1910. P230 … At Prestongrange
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Fireclay Mine, Devonside, Saline, Fife
— 27/06/2019Below – 19/10/1892 – Glasgow Herald – minerals, including fireclay to let at Devonside,
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Glen Cryan Fireclay Mine, Palacerigg, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
— 31/01/2015The following is an excellent summarisation of the method used to extract fire clay and the method thereafter
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Glentore Fireclay Works, Greengairs, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 13/11/2020Glentore Fireclay Works, Greengairs, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. These works may have been a fireclay
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