The exact location of the Drongan brick manufacturing site is unknown.
Below – 02/03/1901 – Kirkintilloch Gazette – Shieldmains Collieries, Coylton, near Ayr recently sunk several coal pits at Shieldmains on the Drongan Estate – (Possibly connected to Drongan bricks?)
26/05/1934 – The Scotsman – New Scottish Companies – 17906 – Drongan Brick Company Limited. Private company to carry on the business of manufacturers of and dealers in bricks, slates and pottery. Capital £2000 in £1 shares…
31/01/1939 – The Edinburgh Gazette – Companies Act 1939 – Notice is hereby given … that on the expiration of 3 months from the date hereof, the names of the undermentioned Companies will unless a cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the register and the companies will be dissolved – Drongan Brick Company Limited.
Below – 25/11/1841 – Fife Herald – Article on tile draining in Ayrshire. Old drainage ‘tubes’ were manufactured at the Drongan Pottery. From an article entitled ” Statistics of Tile Draining,” published in the Ayr Observer, we select the following facts and inferences, which, for brevity’s sake, are thrown into our own language. So far…
Below – 30/10/1841 – Carlisle Journal – Article on land draining in Ayrshire. Early drain ‘tubes’ were made at Drongan Pottery. The article describes various methods for creating a drain and states that in 1841, Ayrshire could boast 54 tileworks. . . Below – 30/12/1846 – Dumfries and Galloway Standard – Article on land draining…
Possibly, Drongan Castle Colliery, Drongan, Ayrshire. The Shieldmains Collieries may also be a suitable candidate for this brick – GB This example is not in my possession . . .
