Found by ‘Rig Rat’ on the Banks of the Firth of Clyde near Erskine, Glasgow.
I am not in possession of this example.
Unknown maker.
Find location and stamp may suggest Scottish origins but….
I also think this brick may be made by the same makers as the MAC Brand bricks.
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Found at Carberry Colliery, East Lothian and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Scotia FW & Co. The stamp looks like ‘SG’ but it is definitely ‘SC’ – the tail on the ‘C’ is a fault in the brick. Unidentified maker. The name is Scottish in appearance but its origins are in doubt. Although the Scotia…
The following Scottish bricks were photographed at the Andromeda Botanic Gardens in Barbados by Barney Corrigan. . . . . . Below – Mac Brand – Believed to be Scottish but not confirmed. Below – Starworks, Glenboig. Below – Gartcraig. Below – DB 7232 Karrena 611 / 10A AW – Dykehead Fire Brick Works, Bonnybridge…
The following Scottish bricks were found by Igor Tarasov in Vladivostok, Russia. The bricks were found in ruined furnaces which formed part of the Soviet Army barracks in Vladivostok. Firebricks stamped ‘Boghead’ and ‘Scotia’ and a building brick marked ‘Mac Brand’ The manufacturing origins of the Scotia and Mac Brand are not confirmed but I believe…
Once again thank you to Cris Pasquali for informing of the latest Scottish brick fins as a result of the ongoing “Proyecto La Forestal y sus pueblos2. These latest bricks were unearthed at a factory at Villa Guillermina, Argentina. MAC Brand ( Presumed Scottish) Brown Paisley Gartcraig Crater BWC ( Possibly Scottish)
Scottish bricks found in Santa Felicia, Argentina by Cris Pasquali and colleagues. Mac Brand – which is still unidentified but possibly Scottish Crater Hurll OCTO Possibly ETNA Possibly BWC – which is still unidentified but possibly Scottish Robert Brown Paisley The Dumley brick will be a Lumley and the variation with the castle motif. Below…
The photos of these bricks were kindly forwarded by Cristina Pasquali an archaeologist and coordinator of the project , the forest and its people. They were found in Tartagal, Provincia De Santa Fe, Argentina. Facebook page – (Translation ) – The Forestry Project and Peoples is based in the Centre for the Study of Historical Archaeology, Faculty…
Found at Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Unknown maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but….. I am not sure if there is space for another letter after the ‘C’. . . Below – It is very possible that the brick above is stamped Celtic as is this example which was found on the Firth of Clyde,…
The photos of these bricks were kindly forwarded by Cristina Pasquali an archaeologist and coordinator of the project , the forest and its people. They were found in La Gallareta, North Santa Fe, Argentina. Facebook page – (Translation ) – The Forestry Project and Peoples is based in the Centre for the Study of Historical Archaeology, Faculty…
Scotia brick found in the province of Quebec, Canada by Hydro-Quebec archaeological monitoring in Trois-Rivières. Photo forwarded by Carl Castonguay. Examples have also been found in Nova Scotia, Canada but my gut feeling is this is a Scottish manufactured brick – I have yet to prove it though. The name is Scottish in appearance but its origins…
Found Barrhead, Glasgow Unidentified maker. The name is Scottish in appearance but its origins are in doubt. Possibility – There is a Scotia & Sneyd Green Brick & Marl Co Ltd, Scotia Bank, Tunstall, close to the site of the old Scotia Colliery. This company is listed in the 1907 trade directory Link to Tarboats photo of…
