Campsie Fireclay Mine, Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire
— 23/12/2018Campsie Clay Mine, Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire.? From the map below this mine could be named Tarfin,
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Glenvault Fireclay Mine, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire
— 23/12/201831/03/1898 – Glenvault Fire Clay Mine, Dumbarton. Owner George Turnbull & Co – Accident
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Goodock Fireclay Mine, Morningside, North Lanarkshire
— 22/12/2018Goodock Fireclay Mine, Morningside, Lanarkshire – Source Kenneth W Sanderson. 1938 – The
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Hareshaw Clay Mine, Shotts, North Lanarkshire
— 20/12/2018The Calder Fireclay Company was founded in 1880 by Robert Fleming & Co with a brickworks at Armadale.
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Castleview Fireclay Mine, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire.
— 20/12/2018Castleview Fireclay Mine, Bothwell, Lanarkshire was commenced by J.J Kane. c. 1960 – Mine commenced.
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Budshaw Fireclay Mine, Chapelhall, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 20/12/2018Below – 1946 – Budshaw Fireclay Mine. Note 2 other Damhead Fireclay mines.
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Damhead Fireclay Mine, Chapelhall, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 20/12/2018Below – 1946 – Damhead Fireclay Mine. Note 2 mine openings and also another nearby fireclay
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Calderbank Fireclay Mine, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 19/12/2018Established to supply the Calderbank Steel Works with fireclay and firebricks. Source Kenneth W Sanderson.
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Berryhill Fireclay Mine, Riggend, North Lanarkshire
— 19/12/2018Berryhill Fireclay and Coal Company appears to have originally been predominantly a coal-producing company
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Balglass Fireclay Mine, Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire.
— 15/12/2018Balglass mine – Owned by Glenvault and Campsie Fireclay, Lime and Coal Co Ltd, 65 West Regent Street,
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Arns Fireclay Mine, Garbethill, Castlecary, Stirlingshire
— 15/12/2018A clay mine supplying clay with a low iron content. 1938 – Opened by John G Stein and Co. Below
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Caledonia Fireclay Mine, Paisley, Refrewshire
— 10/12/201802/05/1873 – Glasgow Herald – Serious accident in clay pit – Yesterday afternoon a,
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Balgray Bauxite Company Limited, Faradale Mine, Nr Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
— 05/12/2018“… Tiles were made at the rail-served Plann Brickworks and Balgray Bauxite Company had
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Torwood Fireclay Mine, Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 05/12/2018Torwood Fireclay Mine, Larbert, Falkirk was operated by the Bonnybridge Silica and Fireclay Company from
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Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire – Stein
— 09/11/2018Canmore Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory
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Calder Fireclay Co, Calder Brickworks, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
— 13/07/2018Calder Fireclay Co, Calder Brickworks, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. (The 1985 publication ‘A
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Carbrook Clay Mine, Torwood, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 25/06/2018Canmore c. 1953 – The Carbrook Clay Mine lies to the north-west of Falkirk and was opened by Craigend
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Sunnybank Fireclay Mine, Dunfermline, Fife
— 27/01/2018Sunnybank Fireclay Mine, Pitreavie, Dunfermline. On the estate of Duloch, Dales and Sunnybank, owned
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Abronhill Fireclay Mine, Castlecary, North Lanarkshire
— 13/09/2017Abronhill Fireclay Mine, Castlecary. The fireclays were leased to Robert Miller in 1883, who started
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Craigrigg Brickworks, Bridgehouse, Torphichen, West Lothian.
— 28/07/2017(Note – SBH – There appears to be conflicting information regarding the locations of the
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Adams Pict Firebrick Co Ltd, Scotswood on Tyne, Newcastle
— 18/06/2017(Note – SBH – I have added the Scottish tag here as although the bricks themselves were manufactured
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Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire
— 13/01/2017Morningside Coal Company ran the Morningside Brickworks. Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, Lanarkshire.
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Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire
— 18/10/2015(Note – SBH – The brickworks situated in the Nethercommon area of Paisley are often difficult
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Jawcraig Brickworks, Slamannan, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 29/07/2015Millstone Grit and Fireclay Ltd, Wester Jawcraig, Falkirk: (c. 1937 to 1970s, 1987 to 1993, closed 1998)
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Herbertshire Brickworks, Denny, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 29/07/2015Canmore – Herbertshire Brickworks, Millstone Grit and Fireclay Ltd, Denny. Canmore – Herbertshire
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Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, North Lanarkshire
— 18/05/2015Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Gartliston
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Birkhill Fireclay Mine, Avonbank, Polmont, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 20/02/2015Birkhill Fireclay Mine, Avonbank, Polmont ( 3 sites) – Company name P & M Hurll. Established
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Ayrshire – clay resources
— 20/02/2015BRICK CLAY Brick clay is the term used to describe clay and mudstone used predominantly in the manufacture
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Glen Cryan Fireclay Mine, Palacerigg, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
— 31/01/2015The following is an excellent summarisation of the method used to extract fire clay and the method thereafter
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