Waterside, East Ayrshire
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| Waterside shown within East Ayrshire | |
| Population | 141 (Census 2001) |
| Language | English |
| OS grid reference | NS485435 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode district | KA3 |
| Dialling code | 01560 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Waterside is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated about five miles north of Galston on the Craufurdland Water in the Parish of Fenwick. It lies a few miles north of Moscow on the A719 and had a population of 141 in the Census of 2001.
Previously known as Hareshaw Mill this old carding mill dates from 1784 and has gone through a number of uses, even hosting a bookshop at one point. The 1856 OS map records the location of the weir, sluice, and lade that diverted and carried water to the mill wheel from the Craufurdland Water. By 1910 the OS maps show that the wollen mill was no longer in use as a mill. Part of the mill became a private dwelling.
Although built as a carding mill, Waterside Mill was later also used for weaving. The wheelpit of the mill still survives. In 1910 the building became a creamery, and then a dairy under the management of the Fenwick Farming Co-operative. Waterside village grew up because of the jobs created by the mill.
The flat topped bungalows at 28 to 30 Main Street were designed by Sam Brunton and built using new prefabrication techniques in 1943 from gyproc. Hareshawmuir Lodge was originally built as an Edwardian shooting lodge, however it has been much modified. It was the property of the Earl of Glasgow in 1867 and had been so since 1687. The tract of land in this areas was also known as Harelaw or Hartshaw. Amlaird lies on the A719 and is a water filtration plant that treats water from the Lochgoin Reservoir, created in 1910 by the Kilmarnock Corporation from the ancient Loch Goyne.
The OS map of 1856 shows that whinstone and sandstone quarries were located downstream of the mill. The old smithy, now a private dwelling, lies near the Brunton bungalows. The village had a post office located at the site of the schoolhouse building that survives today as a private dwelling. In 1856 the school is shown as being located at the east side of the crossroads between Laigh and High Arness farms. In 1895 the school is shown on the OS map as being close to the old post office at the site of the present community centre. The present community centre was built as a school in 1823 following public subscription and the permission of George, 4th Earl of Glasgow.
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