On Main Street, at the beginning of the village is Barrhill Bowling Club, affectionately known to locals as "The BBC" in years gone by.

Because of this there community of Barrhill council area became entitled to receive sums of money from the farms for a period of 25 years, beginning around 2009.

Kildonan House is an impressive early 20th century mansion and former convent school, located slightly north of Barrhill.

In addition, Barrhill railway station, on the Glasgow South Western Line is approximately 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) southwest of the village.

[citation needed] In 1665, by the side of Cross Water in Barrhill, John Murchie and Daniel Mieklewrick were found by soldiers to be in possession of Bibles and assumed to be Covenanters and shot to death.