Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found in the Broxburn area. Camps Lime and Brick Works, Wilkieston, West Lothian. . . . .

Found by Elaine Hall at New Hailes, Musselburgh. William Torrance – Brickmaker and Lime Burner, Invertiel Road, Kirkcaldy. W Torrance, brick and lime master, Camps Lime works, Wilkieston, Midlothian. . . .  

Found at Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Camps Lime and Brick Works, Wilkieston, West Lothian. . . . .

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Camps Lime and Brick Works, Wilkieston, West Lothian. . . . .  

Camps Lime and Brick Works, Wilkieston, West Lothian aka Burnhouse Brickworks, Camps. “A Survey of Scottish Brickmarks” lists little more than the word “Camps” in relation to this brickmark, so this is really an educated guess at where this brick was manufactured. Information on the Museum of Scottish Shale Oil website shows that the above…

Below – 1855 – This map shows the probable location of the Invertiel Brickworks when they were established at some date in the future. 27/04/1877 – Dundee Courier – The Invertiel Limeworks. These limekilns, situated about half a mile from the West Bridge Turnpike on the road to the Grange, have been closed for above…

Some newspaper articles I find, are difficult to marry up with a relevant brickworks. In such cases, I record them here until I can confirm their relationship to a particular brickworks. Below – 09/05/1743 – Caledonian Mercury – James Sutherland, merchant at the Timber-bush in Leith stocking tyles made in Aberdeen. (Note – SBH –…

Found Granton Firth of Forth. William Torrance, brickmaker and lime burner, Invertiel Road, Kirkcaldy. W Torrance, brick and lime master, Camps Lime Works, Wilkieston, Midlothian. . . .        

Found Loanhead, Edinburgh. Burnhouse Brickworks, Camps, Wilkieston, West Lothian formerly Camps Lime and Brick Works. . . . .        

Found Seafield, Edinburgh Camps Lime and Brick Works, Wilkieston, West Lothian. . . . .