Boghead Glasgow brick found in Canada
— 24/04/2026Found by Barry Campbell on the south shore of English Bay near Kitslano, Vancouver, Canada. Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. . . . .
This brick was found by Daniel Ruben Paz and his wife at Lujan Dam, a town in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Daniel states ” Today (02/01/2020), while walking with my wife we have seen something buried with an acronym, FC .., it looked nothing more than that, but given the place where we live it caught our attention more than usual. That place we often travel here is known as the dead road, and it is an embankment where a railroad line that linked Engineer Maschwitz with Dique Luján passed. The Maschwitz Engineer Branch – Luján Dam was a secondary branch belonging to the General Bartolomé Miter Railway. It is currently closed and its tracks were removed.”
Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire.
Alternative brickworks include:
FCCA – Probably made for the South American railway network as per this link – Click me

Below – The find site.

Found by Barry Campbell on the south shore of English Bay near Kitslano, Vancouver, Canada. Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. . . . .
Found by Vladimir Smirnov in St Petersburg, Russia. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . Below – P G = Preston Grange
This brick was found on a beach in Ottawa, Canada. (Finder wished to remain anonymous online). Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. .
Many thanks to Artem Pogribnyy for the following information and his very generous donation of the brick. Artem states – The ‘A Glenboig’ brick was found in the village of Budy near Kharkov there was a very large factory of Kuznetsov for the production of faience ware. In the neighbouring Yekaterinoslav province, Kuznetsov had another…
Found by Jeannie Davis at an old tannery in Nova Scotia, Canada. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . . .
The following bricks were found in Argentina and are in the possession of Lisandro Bontini, Rosario, Argentina. Below – Mac Brand – the exact manufacturer is unknown but it is believed to be of Scottish origins – click me . . . . Below – Wilson – The exact manufacturer is unknown but it is…
Found by Reza Hossein at “the old British camp in the foothills of Dehloran City, Iran which is related to the first concession and exploration of oil in Iran”. Reza states – The Darcy concession, the first oil contract in the history of Iran, was signed more than 110 years ago between the Iranian government…
Found by Gustavo Fernetti on the banks of the River Parana, Rosario, Argentina. Ignis – J & R Howie Ltd, Hurlford, Kilmarnock. . . . .
Photographed by Andrew Pettitt on South Georgia Island (Just North of Antarctica). Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. . . . .
Found by Juanita Rogers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Juanite states – I found this brick in the garden wall at Arnos Vale House, Casson Hill, St George, Kingstown. My family have owned the house for 130 years but it was built in the late 1700s. Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and…
