The Mount Muirhead landmark at Millicent has recently changed hands for just the second time in 120 years.


Standing 140 metres above sea level, the extinct volcano was named by Overlander Charles Bonney in 1839 and is chiefly used for grazing.


It was one of three parcels of farming land totalling 1800 acres which were sold to neighbours by the Smith family.


The nearby quarry operated by Teagle Excavations at the foot of Mount Muirhead was not part of the sale.


The Mount Muirhead landmark and surrounding land came into the possession of the local Sutherland family in 1904 and it was held for three successive generations for around 90 years.


It was sold to the Smiths at auction in the mid-1990s by Bob Sutherland (now deceased) and his wife Brenda.


Noted winemaker Brian Croser AM is a first cousin to co-owner Barry Smith and there was a possibility that vines may have been planted on the eastern slopes of Mount Muirhead.


The venture of the two cousins did not proceed as Mr Croser sold his Petaluma Winery to other interests.


However, the Smiths did have a commercial market garden between 2010 and 2013.


They grew a range of vegetables on the rich volcanic soil on the eastern slope of Mount Muirhead.


The range was marketed under the label “Mount Muirhead Produce” and included carrots, cabbage, lettuce silver beet, cauliflower, celery, radishes, parsley, broccoli, leeks and zucchinis.


Another use for the Mount Muirhead landmark by the Smiths was to display their affection for the Adelaide Crows after they won the AFL premiership in 1997 and 1998.


They used car tyres to spell out the giant message “Go Crows” on the steep western slope and it could be read many kilometres away.