Sites and Monument Record: Muiravonside Mill (SMR 858)

Description
The stone 2-storey building lies with its gable onto the River Avon. The wheel lies inside the building. Re-roofed in 1983. In 2005 major renovations took place of the building complex.

Object detail

Site type
building
mill; water
Site history notes
The estate of Muiravonside was once known as Neuk and the mill also took that name. It is first mentioned in 1508 when John Ross, Lord Halkhead, succeeded to the estate. The miller of "Nuikmyln" in 1566 was William Borthwick. In 1698 it was Patrick Bell. Joseph Read had a tack of themill and mill lands for a period of 19 years in 1785. The mill is mentioned in 1840 in relation to the construction of the Slamannan Railway.
When the estate was acquired by the Stirling family in 1835 a saw mill was built and it is this that remains today. It is not known for definite if this is the same saite as the original mill. Marked as a saw mill in 1860 on the 1st ed OS.
Site grid ref
NS 9681 7556

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