Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Ayrshire – Tile draining 1841.

— 21/08/2018

Below – 25/11/1841 – Fife Herald – Article on tile draining in Ayrshire. Old drainage ‘tubes’ were manufactured at the Drongan Pottery. From an article entitled ” Statistics of Tile Draining,” published in the Ayr Observer, we select the following facts and inferences, which, for brevity’s sake, are thrown into our own language. So far…

Articles on land draining in South West Scotland

— 01/06/2018

Below  – 30/10/1841 – Carlisle Journal – Article on land draining in Ayrshire. Early drain ‘tubes’ were made at Drongan Pottery. The article describes various methods for creating a drain and states that in 1841, Ayrshire could boast 54 tileworks. . . Below – 30/12/1846 –  Dumfries and Galloway Standard – Article on land draining…

Drongan Brick Company Limited, Cumnock, East Ayrshire

— 14/07/2017

The exact location of the Drongan brick manufacturing site is unknown. Below – 02/03/1901 – Kirkintilloch Gazette – Shieldmains Collieries, Coylton, near Ayr recently sunk several coal pits at Shieldmains on the Drongan Estate – (Possibly connected to Drongan bricks?) 26/05/1934 – The Scotsman – New Scottish Companies – 17906 – Drongan Brick Company Limited….