Scottish bricks

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Letters H to Z

Hamilton

Martin Briscoe photographed this one

Photographed at Hirum Walkers Distillery, Dumbarton by Ian Sinclair.

Heathfield

Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

Hill of Beath

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection, found in Pitlochry.

R & W Horn

Found on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland by Mr. Jim Haworth of Burnley.

Hurlford Fireclay

Hurlford Fireclay works, Kilmarnock. Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

Hurll, Glasgow

Martin Briscoe found this one near the site of Ballachulish station.

and this one in Fort William

Both found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

Found near Fort William by Martin Briscoe.

This one found near Largs by Martin Briscoe

Kelvin

Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

Kersland

Found by Martin Briscoe in Largs, Ayrshire. The Kersland brick works was in Dalry.

Kirkwood

Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

Klinit?

Three refractory bricks, origin unknown - Klint 108, Klinit R and Klinit 7

Lews

This one was made at the Garrabost works near Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. It is believed to have been named after Lews Castle. The castle and brickworks were both owned by Lord Leverhulme during the 1920's.

Lochside

Made by Lochside Works, Townhill, Dunfermline. Opened 1902, closed 1974.

Found in Fort William by Martin Briscoe

Logan, Dalry

Another found by Martin Briscoe on the beach at Portencross, Ayrshire.

Loudon & Russell

Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

McDonald Braidwood

Spotted in Moffat by Peter Robinson.

Methil

Found at Lochailort, near Mallaig by Martin Briscoe, made in Fife.

Micklam

Photographed at Hirum Walkers Distillery, Dumbarton by Ian Sinclair.

Milton, Carluke

Muir, Armadale

Made at Barbauchlaw Brickworks, photo by Simon Patterson

Found by Martin Briscoe near some old military buildings at Kyleakin, near the Skye Bridge.

N.C.B. Fauldhead

Fauldhead Colliery was near Kirkconnel in Dumfriesshire and closed in 1968

N.C.B Newton

Martin Briscoe spotted this one near Inverlochy Castle, Fort William.

N.C.B. Niddrie

Found in an Edinburgh recycling centre by Joseph Hodgkiss.

N.C.B. Prestongrange

Prestongrange is in East Lothian and is now an industrial museum. The Hoffman brick kiln is preserved on site.

Found near Edinburgh by Joseph Hodgkiss.

N.C.B. Roslin

Found in an Edinburgh recycling centre by Joseph Hodgkiss.

N.C.B. Wallyford

Nellfield

Found near Connel Ferry station by Martin Briscoe, made by the Nellfield brick & tile works, Carluke.

Newbattle

Niddrie

Niddrie is near Edinburgh, photo by Simon Patterson.

Found at RAF Oban which was a seaplane base at Kerrara, by Martin Briscoe.

Rawyards, Glasgow

Another one from Chilean Patagonia, photo by Robert Runyard. Rawyards is a district of Airdrie.

Rosehall

From a demolished GPO repeater station near Oban, photo by Martin Briscoe.

Roslin

Found on a disused railway near Roslin, Edinburgh. Thanks to Joseph Hodgkiss for the contribution.

Scotia

Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

Scottish Terracotta

Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

Shotts

Photo by Martin Briscoe

Found on waste ground near Edinburgh by Joseph Hodgkiss.

Souterhouse

Found in Fort William by Martin Briscoe.

Speirs Gibb & Co. Paisley

Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

J. G. Stein

These two examples were photographed at the Holyhead Breakwater Park . The 'Thistle' and 'Stein' brands are believed to have been manufactured in Scotland by J G Stein who had works in the Castlecary / Bonnybridge area and also at Manuel near Linlithgow. 'Thistle' was a 38% alumina firebrick but the Stein brands varied in alumina content. In 1967 J G Stein amalgamated with General Refractories of Sheffield and became GR Stein Refractories. This company was then taken over by Hepworth Ceramic Holdings and eventually became known as Hepworth Refractories. Another takeover took place when it became Premier Refractories but this did not last very long because it was bought by Vesuvius is now part of the Cookson Group. Many thanks to David Morgan for the above.

The third of the bricks from Chilean Patagonia, photo by Robert Runyard.

Found on a Renfrewshire seashore by Ian Sinclair.

J. G. Stein & Co. Denny, thanks to Keith Ratcliffe for the photo.

Stepends

Martin Briscoe photographed this one. Les Horn writes: Stepends, a National Coal Board brick works, was at Stepends Colliery at Plains near Kirk O'Shotts in Lanarkshire (GB Grid Ref NS 806 669) . There was an aerial ropeway to Ardenrigg No. 6 mine.

S & KC Buccleuch