Last edited 10 Jun 2022

Arch brick

Short Guide: Traditional Scottish Brickwork, published, on 1 March 2014 by Historic Environment Scotland, defines arch bricks as: ‘Bricks tapered in length or width to serve as voussoirs in arches.’

Where voussoirs are bricks shaped to form part of an arch.

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