Water mills Fail Monastery
the site of old fail loch the water of fail near fail castle cottage the duke of portland abolished thirlage in mid-19th century, making millburn mill, , lochlea s head of water, redundant. fail mill stood on rivulet of water of fail nearby , survived 20th century. mill may have belonged monastery , powered townend burn , fail loch above it, acting millpond , more of area prone flooding permanent loch. william muir tenant of mill of fail @ time of robert burns s residence @ mossgiel farm.