Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found in the Broughty Ferry area and in the possession of Brian White. This example is not in my possession. 9″ x 9″ x 2 ¼” tile. Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire. . .

Found by Ken McGregor in Cupar Angus. Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire. . . . . .

Found by Ken McGregor in Cupar Angus. Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire. Pitfour 6 or if you turn it the other way (as per the Pitfour stamp) its a reversed 9. Circle brick. . . . .  

Canmore 07/06/1838 – Perthshire Advertiser – Pitfour Brick and Tile Works are now in operation and written orders will be received by William Hay, overseer, Pitfour. 28/05/1838. 16/04/1840 – Perthshire Courier – Pitfour Brick and Tile Works. Below – 26/11/1840 – Perthshire Advertiser – Pitfour Tileworks to let. Machinery includes 2 x steam-driven, Marquis of…

Found in Dundee Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire. . . . .  

Found Dundee Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire There is a slight curve on this brick. It may be a firing warp but may also be manufactured as such for a chimney. The 10ft may refer to the diameter of the chimney when using these bricks. . . .    

Found by Jeannie Cooper in the Dundee area. Robert Small & Co – Pitfour Brick works, Glencarse, Perth & Yeaman St, Dundee . . . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by George Hunter in Fife. The spacing between the lines of text is different as is the ‘Co’. This brick…

Found Dundee Small & Co, Dundee to front Robert Small & Co – Pitfour Brick works, Glencarse, Perth & Yeaman St, Dundee   . . . Pitfour to rear – note frog shape to rear  – it is exactly the same as this Pitfour 3  and thus the Pitfour 3 may also be a Robert Small…

Found in Dundee Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire . . . . .

Found in Dundee. Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire. There is a slight curve on this brick. It may be a firing warp but may also be manufactured as such for a chimney. This is a slightly bigger brick than the Pitfour 3. Frog shape is different too. . . Below – Same stamp…