Argil | Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Argil

Found by Ian Suddaby on the old Bonnyside Brickworks site, Bonnybridge.

The manufacturer is unknown.

The find location suggests this is of Scottish origins and very very likely a James Dougall product.

James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.

Alternative brickworks include:

  • Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.

‘Argil’ is a white clay so it is likely this brick is manufactured from Argil clay rather than ‘Argil’ being the name of a customer etc. (Note – SBH – Can anyone confirm or otherwise if there is an Argil clay deposit or seam in the Bonnybridge area?).

 

Below – 01/02/1798 – The Scots Magazine – An early reference to argillaceous clay being used to make bricks.

Below – 17/04/1861 – The Scotsman – Reference to Argillaceous minerals at Torbanehill.

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