The old Kersland Barony school had a church-like belfry over the front gale and was used as church on Sundays.
The Rev. Robert Stevenson D.D., minister of Dalry 1844-1890, caused to be erected the Kersland Barony Chapel and school.
He bequeathed £2,500 for Kersland Barony chapel.
In 1901 the Herald recorded that "The scholars of Kersland Barony School, Dalry, under the direction of Mr Deans, headmaster, and Mr Gibson, drill instructor, gave a most enjoyable entertainment on two evenings last week".

The village at one time had a police station, two public houses, a cinema, and a bowling green.
 Brackenhills railway station was located midway between Beith and Barkip on the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway's branch to Kilbirnie South.
Defence Munitions Beith (DM Beith) is located nearby.

The hamlet contains several cottages including Auchengree Cottage, Rosehill Cottage and Muirhouse Cottage.
A smithy was located at the Crossroads near where Graze Restaurant now stands (2012).
A second smithy was situated on the crossroads near West Muirhouse Farm and Highden House.
This smithy, now demolished, was unusual in that it had stables associated with it; these survive as a private dwelling.
An explosives magazine was located at the site of the old Low Well opposite West Muirhouse Farm.
Davidshill House was once an isolation hospital, locally known as the 'Sick House'.

Maulside House, previously Maulhead, was built on the site of an earlier mansion held by the Russells.
The present house was built for Andrew Mitchell, Writer to the signet, in the 1830s.
he improved his estate lands, draining the mosses, turning them into productive fields.
Maulside Mains is a 'B' Listed, early 19th century, rectangular-plan stable block with a 'U' shaped courtyard beyond.
William Ronald, farmer at Mauleside, had been a gauds boy to Burns at Lochlea Farm, helping him with the ploughing by encouraging and guiding the team of horses whilst carrying a plough staff to clean the ploughshare when it clogged with earth.

Located a short distance from the settlement is the Barkip Biogas power plant, the largest anaerobic digestion power plant in Scotland when completed in June 2011.
It uses anaerobic digestion to produce electricity from leftover food and other organic materials.
The only by-product is a high nutrient fertiliser that can be returned to the land to help produce more food.
The Barkip Biogas facility was built for the utility provider Scottish & Southern Energy Generation Ltd.  It is operated by Zebec Energy, a West of Scotland company.
The facility has the capacity to process up to 75,000 tonnes-a-year of residual waste and has been designed to produce up to 2.5 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity.
The plant was officially opened by the Duke of Rothesay (Prince Charles) in May 2012.
The old Kersland Barony school had a church-like belfry over the front gale and was used as church on Sundays. The Rev. Robert Stevenson D.D., minister of Dalry 1844-1890, caused to be erected the Kersland Barony Chapel and school. He bequeathed £2,500 for Kersland Barony chapel. In 1901 the Herald recorded that "The scholars of Kersland Barony School, Dalry, under the direction of Mr Deans, headmaster, and Mr Gibson, drill instructor, gave a most enjoyable entertainment on two evenings last week". 
The village at one time had a police station, two public houses, a cinema, and a bowling green.  Brackenhills railway station was located midway between Beith and Barkip on the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway's branch to Kilbirnie South. Defence Munitions Beith (DM Beith) is located nearby.
The hamlet contains several cottages including Auchengree Cottage, Rosehill Cottage and Muirhouse Cottage. A smithy was located at the Crossroads near where Graze Restaurant now stands (2012). A second smithy was situated on the crossroads near West Muirhouse Farm and Highden House. This smithy, now demolished, was unusual in that it had stables associated with it; these survive as a private dwelling. An explosives magazine was located at the site of the old Low Well opposite West Muirhouse Farm. Davidshill House was once an isolation hospital, locally known as the 'Sick House'.
Maulside House, previously Maulhead, was built on the site of an earlier mansion held by the Russells. The present house was built for Andrew Mitchell, Writer to the signet, in the 1830s. he improved his estate lands, draining the mosses, turning them into productive fields. Maulside Mains is a 'B' Listed, early 19th century, rectangular-plan stable block with a 'U' shaped courtyard beyond. William Ronald, farmer at Mauleside, had been a gauds boy to Burns at Lochlea Farm, helping him with the ploughing by encouraging and guiding the team of horses whilst carrying a plough staff to clean the ploughshare when it clogged with earth. 
Located a short distance from the settlement is the Barkip Biogas power plant, the largest anaerobic digestion power plant in Scotland when completed in June 2011. It uses anaerobic digestion to produce electricity from leftover food and other organic materials. The only by-product is a high nutrient fertiliser that can be returned to the land to help produce more food. The Barkip Biogas facility was built for the utility provider Scottish & Southern Energy Generation Ltd.  It is operated by Zebec Energy, a West of Scotland company. The facility has the capacity to process up to 75,000 tonnes-a-year of residual waste and has been designed to produce up to 2.5 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity. The plant was officially opened by the Duke of Rothesay (Prince Charles) in May 2012.
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