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These are either confirmed or suspected foreign bricks that were found on Scottish shores ( apart from Ciepel which was found on the River Tyne, Newcastle)

  • Dutch bricks?
    — 24/09/2020

    These two bricks were found in the tidal muds at Grangemouth, Scotland and in the same location as a

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  • AP Green Mizzou
    — 28/03/2020

    This fire brick was found by Francis Caven on the Brassie Shore, north shore heading towards Irvine,

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  • HW 2
    — 02/03/2020

    This brick was found on the site of the old Jenny Lind Brickworks, Near Motherwell, Lanarkshire adjacent

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  • Monarch
    — 09/01/2020

    Found by Drew Mitchell in the Dalgetty Bay area of Fife. Unidentified manufacturer. Find location would

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  • Trojan
    — 06/05/2019

    Found on the old site previously occupied by the Etna Brick Works, Bathville. Unidentified maker. Find

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  • ?Savage
    — 19/10/2017

    Found on the Firth of Clyde, Glasgow. This appears to be a firebrick and there are possible missing letters

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  • Tenaud de Montoir
    — 03/09/2016

    Found on the shore at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. This is a French brick. Joseph and Ephrem Tenaud

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  • Quigley
    — 23/08/2016

    Found by Tucker Kennedy at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Does anyone recognise the logo at the end – is

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  • BJUF F
    — 21/08/2016

    Found by Tucker Kennedy at Glencoe. Hoganas Bjuf – Sweden. Information At Höganäs Bjuf, we

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  • AP Green Empire E
    — 09/08/2016

    Found at Ardrossan, Ayrshire among many a Douglas fire brick. AP Green, Missouri, USA bought the Douglas

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  • Borges 4A
    — 06/08/2016

    Found by Tucker Kennedy in Glencoe. Borges (?) 4A  – One would assume there are missing letters

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  • TZB 40815 – C
    — 20/05/2016

    Found on a landfill site in Clackmannanshire. I think the brickmark is complete. This is possibly a Harbison

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  • Laclede King
    — 14/09/2015

    Found on the Firth of Clyde, Port Glasgow, Glasgow. An American refractory brick made by H.K. Porter

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  • Brighton S
    — 24/08/2015

    Found on the Firth of Clyde near Dumbarton, Glasgow. Following research by Heather Olson, Archaeology

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  • ?F ?Holm
    — 12/02/2015

    Found Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. This is believed to be a Danish brick and would have been stamped

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  • Reliance
    — 10/02/2015

    Found Bo’ness. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Possible

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  • Cullinan
    — 10/02/2015

    Found Bo’ness. Cullinan Refractories, South Africa. Lexicon Conrand Company, South Africa . .

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  • Charente France
    — 17/12/2014

    Decorated brick found in a 200-year-old cottage in Charente, France by Martin Nickolls. However, the

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  • Carbofrax A
    — 02/07/2014

    Found Inverkeithing Firth of Forth, Scotland. Directory of clay products 1961 / 62 page 18 refers to

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  • RAJA
    — 01/06/2014

    Found Firth of Forth Bo’ness. Unidentified mark and maker. The findspot suggests Scottish origins

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