This fire brick was found during work at The Mill on the Fleet, Gatehouse of Fleet.
The brick is in possession of The Mill.
Many thanks to Ron Forster for the information and for permission to photograph the brick.
The manufacturer of the fire brick is unknown.
It could be of Scottish or English manufacture.
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Below – A photograph showing other bricks found alongside the Oval + cross fire brick.
Found at Glenbuck, East Ayrshire. The manufacturer of this firebrick is unknown. An ‘X’ has been manually inscribed to one face. It was found at the site of the old Glenbuck Ironworks and Collieries in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The following 4 photographs of this brick reveal a total of at least 13 fingerprint impressions and…
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