Roughcastle | Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Gartcraig brick found in Canada
— 20/03/2024

Found by Michèle Côté and Marc Trudel on the beach along the Gaspé shore of Percé, Québec Canada.
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Forth 6
— 20/07/2023

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Ravenscraig, Motherwell area. This example is not in my possession. Roughcastle
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Beaver
— 09/02/2022

1931 – “A list of distinctive marks, trade names and trademarks appearing on bricks, tiles,
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Forth II
— 17/08/2021

Found in Bonnybridge. Forth II or Forth 11. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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FCCC
— 06/08/2021

Found by Ian Suddaby in woods once owned by the Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd near Drum Farm,
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Forth brick found in Lisbon, Portugal
— 23/05/2021

The following brick was found on the south Bank of Tagus at Cacilhas, Lisbon, Portugal by Rui Ribolhos,
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Forth brick found in Louisiana, USA
— 24/11/2020

This brick was found by Emily Zeringue in a little town called Pierre Part, South Louisiana, USA. . .
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Forth brick found in Rostov, Russia
— 12/07/2020

This brick is in the possession of Elena Alexeenko. It was found near Taganrog in the Rostov region of
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Roughcastle Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 02/07/2020

Roughcastle Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. See also the Roughcastle Fireclay Works,
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Forth brick found in Yangon, Myanmar
— 02/10/2019

Found near Yangon, Myanmar by Htin Kyaw. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .
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Vulcan brick found in Barbados
— 22/09/2019

This example was photographed in Barbados. Vulcan brick – This has no frog, unlike my own partial
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Scottish bricks found in Agentina.
— 26/05/2019

Many thanks to Cris Pasquali for the following photographs and information. Cris states ” I found
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Forth 1
— 12/05/2019

Found by Gordon Wyle at Greenhill, Bonnybridge. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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Scottish bricks found in Nova Scotia, Canada
— 19/03/2019

The following bricks were found by Benita Bond in Nova Scotia, Canada. All the bricks were found at Lochmans
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Forth brick found near Sde Ilan, Israel.
— 04/04/2018

This Forth brick was found and photographed by Ze’ev Erlich and Shay Shemesh. It was found in
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Roughcastle
— 25/03/2018

Found near Falkirk. Campbell & Co Falkirk, Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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Forth bricks found in Nova Scotia, Canada
— 02/01/2017

Photographed by Angela Henry. These bricks line a fireplace at Angela’s house in Halifax, Nova
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Forth brick found on the shipwreck of the SS Politician off the west coast of Scotland.
— 08/12/2016

Found by Craig Muirhead on 17/09/2012. Craig is a keen scuba diver and was diving on the wreck of the
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Gartcraig brick found in Queensland, Australia.
— 30/06/2016

Found by Judy Baldwin in Queensland, Australia. The bricks were used as a floor in a meatworks where
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Phoenix
— 09/04/2016

Found at Glengarnock Iron Works, Beith. Campbell & Co, Firebrick Manufacturers, Roughcastle Fireclay
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Vulcan
— 20/10/2015

Vulcan brick – This has no frog, unlike my own partial example. Campbell & Co, Roughcastle
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1949 – Murder at Roughcastle Brickworks, Falkirk
— 09/10/2015

Below – 17/10/1949 – The Glasgow Herald – Murder weapon believed to have been found
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Vulcan
— 27/02/2015

This partial was found at Roughcastle Brick Works, Falkirk and I believe it should read ‘Vulcan’.
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Phenix
— 27/02/2015

This Phenix was found at the Terally Tile Works alongside ‘Forth’s and a baby ‘Campbell’
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Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 26/02/2015

Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. See also Roughcastle Fireclay Mine.
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Grahamston Fire Brick Works, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 26/02/2015

26/12/1839 – Perthshire Advertiser – The extensive works at Grahamston, Falkirk, well known
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Campbell & Co Falkirk
— 22/02/2015

Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Campbell & Co, Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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Campbell Falkirk
— 22/02/2015

Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie, Glasgow area. Campbell & Co Falkirk, Roughcastle Fireclay
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Muzzio
— 22/02/2015

Found Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge Unknown maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins
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FCP Forth
— 02/12/2014

Found Roughcastle Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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