Fernhill, Scotland
| Fernhill, South Lanarkshire | |
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 Fernhill, South Lanarkshire
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| Fernhill, South Lanarkshire shown within South Lanarkshire | |
| OS grid reference | NS61815941 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Fernhill is a residential district in the Scottish town of Rutherglen in the South Lanarkshire Council area. It is situated south of the River Clyde and borders the Rutherglen districts of High Burnside to the north and Cathkin to the east, the Glasgow district of Castlemilk to the west, and the fairways of Blairbeth Golf Club (which closed in 2015) to the south. Fernhill's location on a steep incline which is part of the Cathkin Braes range of hills offers an excellent view over the south and east of Glasgow. Fernhill is within the Rutherglen South ward of the South Lanarkshire area; local councillors include the experienced politician Robert Brown.
Until about 1950 the lands of Fernhill were open fields to the south of Rutherglen outwith the boundaries of the town, overlooked by a large mansion (Fernhill House, constructed around 1870). In order to alleviate overcrowding and housing shortages in central Rutherglen (caused in part by the construction of a Dual carriageway bypass road through the town), the town council identified and purchased the territory for a housing scheme. Construction took place over the late 1950s and 1960s. The district consists of terraced and semi-detached houses as well as apartments and maisonettes in traditional tenement style buildings and standalone flat-roofed blocks.
The edge-of-town development has some similarities with the much larger Castlemilk housing estate which borders Fernhill immediately to the west and was built around the same time for similar reasons. Residents of Fernhill and Castlemilk have suffered as a result of antisocial behaviour and territorial violence between rival youth gangs, although in recent years this has been tackled and the situation appears to be improving.
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