The plugs I have are about 8" long.
I'm running out of these, the little DIY place where I bought them closed down long ago, and the wiki says they're now rare.
A typical Edinburgh flat has up to 30mm of fairly soft plaster on top of the internal brick walls, so the plug-type wallplug is far from ideal, but if you can drill a 70mm hole and cut a matching piece of wallplug, you get a strong attachment into the brick for things like shelf brackets.
Anyone know of a supplier?