Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found in the Glasgow area. Dalry Brick Company, Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .

(Note – SBH – These works were probably associated with the Highfield Colliery which was also owned by the Oliphant family). Below – 1856 – Highfield Colliery appears to be just west of where the Kersland Colliery. Both appear to have been owned by the Oliphant family. 1882 – 1885 – Highfield Lime and Brickwork,…

Found by Ian Suddaby in New Cumnock. This example is not in my possession. Dalry Brick Company, Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . .

Found Paisley. Dalry Brick Company, Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .

Kersland Colliery, Lime and Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. Canmore Info Information from Matthew Yuill, Ayrshire – Kersland Brickworks, at Kersland Colliery. Locally called Oliphants Pit. (These are a different Works from the one at Kersland No 2 Pit.) Mentioned in the Stat Account 1836, this pit had a drainage level which still runs freely into…

Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, North Ayrshire. Dalry Brick Company, Kersland and Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. Canmore – Carsehead Brickworks, Beith Road, Dalry, North Ayrshire. Ayrshire Brick & Fireclay Company established Carsehead Brickworks in 1907 and operated the business until at least 1928. The works had several owners from then with the Scottish Brick Corporation becoming the…

Found in Ayrshire. Dalry Brick Company, Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .    

Found by Robert Jamieson in the Beith area. The maker of this brick is technically unknown but it was found alongside Kersland bricks and is of the same size, colour, shape and appearance and as such I believe this is a product of Kersland Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . .    

Found Darnley, Glasgow. Dalry Brick Company, Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .  

Found in Paisley area by Stevie Pattison. ‘The Survey of Scottish Brickmarks’ states such bricks were manufactured at the Kersland Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a square-ended frog. Found by John Foster in the Stranraer area.