Star Pit Fire Clay Mine, Glenboig, North Lanarkshire
— 19/08/202304/10/1879 – West Lothian Courier – On Monday a somewhat alarming explosion of fire damp
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Gain Fire Clay Mine, Glenboig, North Lanarkshire
— 21/03/2023Below – Information – British Geological Survey – Indian Kyanite. Indian kyanite supplied
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Blairingone Fireclay Mine, Blairingone, Fifeshire
— 06/01/202228/12/1895 – Alloa Advertiser – New coal and clay supply – A Cowdenbeath firm have
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Niddrie Fireclay Mine, Niddrie, Edinburgh
— 06/01/202219/11/1949 – The Scotsman – New fireclay mine at Niddrie. Messrs Steele Bros of the Niddrie
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Pottishaw Fireclay Mine, Whitburn, West Lothian
— 29/11/2021Robertson, Love & Co were liquidated in 1916 but continued to make firebricks as part of United Collieries
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Lauchope Mills Mine, Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire
— 20/07/202104/07/1939 – The Scotsman – Lanark County Council has been given notice by H. M. Inspector
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Darngavil Brickworks, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 18/12/2020(Note – SBH – There appears to be conflicting information regarding the locations of the
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Glentore Fireclay Works, Greengairs, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 13/11/2020Glentore Fireclay Works, Greengairs, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. These works may have been a fireclay
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Dunaskin Fireclay Mine, Dalmellington, East Ayrshire
— 07/10/2020Dunaskin Fire Clay Works –Dalmellington – Dunaskin Fireclay Mine was owned by the Dalmellington
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Drum Fireclay Pits, East Whitburn, West Lothian.
— 07/07/2020Robertson, Love & Co were liquidated in 1916 but continued to make firebricks as part of United Collieries
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Tippethill Fireclay Mine, Whitburn, West Lothian.
— 07/07/2020Robertson, Love & Co were liquidated in 1916 but continued to make firebricks as part of United Collieries
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Roughcastle Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 02/07/2020Roughcastle Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. See also the Roughcastle Fireclay Works,
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Crossroads Fireclay Mine, Dalry, North Ayrshire.
— 18/09/20191888 – Parliamentary Papers of 1888 record Mr Hugh Jack, Dalry operating a coal and fireclay mine
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Dykehead Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
— 24/08/2019Dykehead Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. 1920 – Dykehead Ganister and Firebrick Co.,
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Fireclay Mine, Devonside, Saline, Fife
— 27/06/2019Below – 19/10/1892 – Glasgow Herald – minerals, including fireclay to let at Devonside,
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Bents Fireclay Mine, Stoneyburn, West Lothian
— 06/05/2019Robertson, Love & Co were liquidated in 1916 but continued to make firebricks as part of United Collieries
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Monkcastle Fireclay Mine, Dalry, North Ayrshire
— 18/04/2019Monkcastle Fireclay Mine, Dalry, North Ayrshire aka High Monkcastle. Canmore Douglas Works used local
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Castlecary Fireclay Mine, Castlecary, Stirlingshire
— 28/02/2019(Note – SBH – I am unsure if the references below all refer to the same mine or several mines
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Bauxite Clay, Dubbs Quarry, Saltcoats, North Ayrshire
— 27/02/2019Ayrshire Bauxitic Clay – An allochthonous deposit? – S.K. Monro, F.C.Loughnan and M.C. Walker.
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Milnquarter Fireclay Mine, High Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
— 19/02/201917/11/1887 – John Stein starts to drive the mine with 6 employees. 26/02/1888 – The clay
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Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, North Lanarkshire
— 17/02/2019Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Gartliston
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Hyndshaw Fireclay Mine, Morningside, Newmains, North Lanarkshire
— 30/01/2019Hyndshaw Fireclay Mine, Morningside, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. 1896 – Morningside Mine –
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Wallhouse Fireclay Mine, Torphicen, Bathgate, West Lothian
— 22/01/2019c. 1962 – The mine was started by John G Stein and Co to produce fireclay for the Manuel Works
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Tippetcraig Fireclay Mine, Cadgersloan, High Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
— 22/01/20191950 – The mine started by John G Stein and Co. The mined clay was transported underground via
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Threaprigg Fireclay Mine, Slamannan, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 22/01/2019An open cast fireclay mine worked by the Millstone Grit Fireclay Ltd, Denny.
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Inches Fireclay Mine, Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 18/01/2019c. 1920 – The mine was opened by John Stein and Co. c. 1928 – The mine was closed.
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Drum Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
— 15/01/2019Drum Fire Clay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire was possibly situated adjacent to Bonnybridge
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Darnley Fireclay Mine, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire
— 09/01/2019The mine was owned by Alan Kirkwood Limited. 1896 – Upper Darnley Fireclay Mine had 5 workers underground
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Whiterigg Fireclay Mine, East Whitburn, West Lothian
— 07/01/2019Whiterigg Fireclay Mine, East Whitburn, West Lothian aka Whitrigg? This mine was initially owned by the
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Ballencrieff Fireclay Mine, Bathgate, West Lothian
— 07/01/20191958 – This fireclay mine was opened and run by the Burn Fireclay Company, Morpeth, Northumberland.
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