North Woodside Flint Mill

Although its origins are unclear, the North Woodside Mill was erected by Archibald Stirling of Keir, owner of the North Woodside Estate. It was well established as a grain mill in 1765 and was also used to grind gunpowder during the Napoleonic wars. The mill was converted, to grind flints by the owner of the Verreville Pottery in Glasgow, in the middle of the nineteenth century. The flints were first calcined (burnt) in the kiln on the same site. Verreville Pottery closed in 1917 but a firm from Paisley kept the North Woodside Mill working. The mill continued to operate until the late 1950's and soon after closure the buildings were partially demolished.

The most substantial survivals are the square tapering kiln of stone and brick. concrete, and the weir and lade.