The Muckle/Meikle Mill (or first called The Blairgowrie Mill) was built on land along the river known as the Mill Riggs (Ridges) on North Mill Inch. The cost of the mill, as assessed from the various sasines (land registers) associated with the project, seems to have been in the order of £1,200 shared between four partners, one of whom, Peter McIntosh, supervised the enterprise.

After Mr.  McIntosh’s  time a  Bailie  James Dick had  the  Muckle Mill,  but  when he  failed  in business  it  stood idle  for  some time.  It  was in  the  hands  of  numerous owners  including  John Adamson, formerly  of  Erichtside Works,  and then  a  Mr. Drummond  who disposed  of it  to  James  Luke  and Company  of  Ericht Linen  Works,  which had  been  built in  1867  and  was situated  on  the other  side  of the  road.   Luke and  Company  had the  new mill  fitted up  with  machinery adapted  for  their own  business  which was  entirely  in jute.    The  jute when  taken  from the  bales  was put  through  softening machines  in  the Muckle  Mill  before being  transferred  to  the adjacent Ericht  Linen  Works.

The Muckle mill finally ceased  to  work at  the  same time  as  its larger  partner  across the  road  (1902).

The Muckle mill was eventually demolished in around 1970 and a car park and picnic area now marks the spot. The rear wall of the mill is still visible set into the bank away from the river.

The Ericht Linen Works only processed jute. Here jute was spun, woven, calendered (pressed smooth) and packed ready for the Dundee market. In its first year (1867) there were 1,200 spindles and 120 power looms in use and the Works employed about 350 people.

It was the only mill in Blairgowrie and Rattray which used no water power for the driving of its machines. Power was obtained from a powerful condensing engine (capable of 170hp).

After it closed in 1902 the building was put to countless number of uses as the external walls remained intact. However it was demolished in 2005 to make way for housing. Remnants of the original building have been retained as the boundary wall of these new developments.

Muckle/Meikle denoted that this purpose built spinning mill was biggerthan the small lint mill across the river Ericht in the area called The Haughs of Rattray which produced lint from 1776 (The Haugh Lint Mill) and spun linen from 1794.