GISCOL | Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Birkfield Brickworks, Carluke, South Lanarkshire
— 18/11/2019

1952 – Glasgow Iron and Steels’s first venture in brickmaking was in 1952 when it commissioned
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GISCOL
— 07/05/2019

Found on the old site previously occupied by Giscol when they took over the Etna Brickworks, Bathville,
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Scottish Brick Development Association
— 29/04/2019

24/04/1975 – The Scotsman – Scotland’s brickmakers build Scotland’s future. Scottish
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Pitcon Brickworks, Dalry, North Ayrshire.
— 05/12/2018

Pitcon Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. Canmore – This was one of three common-brick works in the vicinity
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Etna Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian
— 13/07/2018

Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian.
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Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, South Lanarkshire.
— 23/04/2018

Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Info. Canmore. 14/12/1934 – Carluke and Lanark
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Niddrie Fire Clay Works, Cleikimin, Niddrie, Edinburgh.
— 15/12/2017

Canmore 1874 – Established? – Kenneth Sanderson states The Niddrie Coal Company Ltd was incorporated
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Niddrie Brickworks, Niddrie, Edinburgh
— 15/12/2017

Canmore The Niddrie Brickworks, near Edinburgh, was a large common brickworks built in 1924 to supply
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Motherwell Brick Company Limited, Range Road, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
— 08/11/2017

05/05/1934 – Dundee Courier – New Scottish Companies – The Motherwell Brick Company
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Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, North Ayrshire
— 17/10/2017

Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. Canmore Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire This was the first
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Skares Brickworks, Skares, East Ayrshire
— 22/09/2017

Source – Whitehill Colliery was a deep mine colliery and was serviced by rail running between Dykes
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Brownhill Brickworks, Newarthill, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
— 22/09/2017

Brownhill Brickworks, Newarthill, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Canmore 06/10/1937 – The Scotsman –
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Bathville Brick and Fire Clay Works, Armadale, West Lothian
— 02/09/2017

Bathville Brick and Fire Clay Works, Armadale, West Lothian Canmore John Watson of Glasgow bought the
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Newmains Brick and Tile Works, Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire
— 29/06/2017

Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire. (Note – SBH – Possibly the same business
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Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, North Lanarkshire
— 27/04/2017

Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, West Lothian aka Shotts Brickworks. (Note – SBH – I am not
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GISCOL
— 20/11/2016

Found at Paisley. Note the ‘lug’ within the frog to the left of the ‘G’. I wonder
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GISCOL
— 20/11/2016

Found Paisley Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Birkfield
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GISCOL
— 10/07/2016

Found at Newlandrig, Gorebridge. Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks
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G.I.S Coy
— 02/02/2016

Found in the Carluke area. Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:
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Caradale Brick Ltd, Etna Works, Lower Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian
— 15/01/2016

Caradale Brick Ltd, Etna Works, Lower Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. Previous Names – Glasgow
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Glasgow Iron and Steel Co, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
— 07/10/2015

Canmore Below – Glasgow Iron and Steel Co – Source Glasgow Iron and Steel Co of Wishaw
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GISCOL
— 31/05/2015

Found in Barskimming area by SJ and Will Galbraith Note – no defined frog Newmains Brickworks,
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United Fireclay Products Ltd, Bathgate, West Lothian
— 16/05/2015

United Fireclay Products, Atlas Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: Etna
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Mayfield
— 07/01/2015

Found Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire Alternative
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Unmarked dumbell shaped frog
— 31/12/2014

Found at Craigend Brickworks, Falkirk. Unidentified maker but find location suggests Scottish origins.
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Caradale
— 23/06/2014

Found Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke Caradale Brick Ltd, Carluke, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The
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GISCOL
— 01/05/2014

Found on Bo’ness Firth of Forth Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks
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