Dalry is first recorded around 1328 when, together with Merchiston, it was owned by William Bisset. Dalry Mill was located on these lands and is stated to have existed in various forms from at least 1478 to sometime in the mid-18th century. The mill was actively engaged in paper production in 1590, the first paper mill recorded to exist in Scotland. The paper mill produced 'white writing and printing papers' for the nearby city centre printing and publishing. Today it would be considered to be in the Roseburn area rather than Dalry.