Hillyland is a suburban area of Perth, Scotland, approximately 2.0 miles (3.2 km) west-northwest of the centre of Perth.[1] It borders Tulloch, which is located to the north and northeast.[2] Newhouse Road separates Hillyland from Letham to the east.
Hillyland | |
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Looking north along Newhouse Road in 1979, when the area was the western extremity of Perth's small urban sprawl. Hillyland occupies the area immediately to the west of this view | |
Location within Perth and Kinross | |
OS grid reference | NO08532433 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PERTH |
Postcode district | PH1 |
Dialling code | 01738 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Hillyland lies immediately to the east of the A9 and south of the A85 (Crieff Road). As its name suggests, the area is centred on a hill, which is 55.8 metres (183 ft) at its highest point.[3]
In 1909, city reports described a "special drainage district" called Tulloch and Hillyland.[4]
Hillyland Farm
editMorris Young Ltd., a haulage company, was located in the wedge of land between Crieff and Tulloch Roads between 1952 and 2020.[5] Its lorry fleet was visible parked atop the hill located at the former Hillyland Farm,[6] from which the area grew.[1][7] Now-demolished dwellings for the farm workers were pictured in a 1904 issue of The Architect and Contract Reporter.[8] Robert Henderson was the farmer in 1897.[9]
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A southwesterly view of the former homes of the workers of Hillyland Farm, both of which no longer exist
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Northeasterly view
Map
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A map of 1832 Perth, by James Gardner, showing a "few houses" in Hillyland, which then also occupied the area of today's Tulloch
References
edit- ^ a b "Hillyland from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Over £1million boost for home improvements in Hillyland" Archived 7 July 2013 at archive.today - Perth & Kinrosshire Council, 24 May 2013
- ^ Hillyland, Perth and Kinross - Ordnance Survey
- ^ The Scottish Law Review and Reports of Cases in the Sheriff Courts of Scotland, volume 24 (1908), p. 245
- ^ McLaren, Rob (17 June 2020). "Sixteen jobs lost as Perth haulage firm ceases trading after more than 70 years". The Courier. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Perth, Crieff Road, Hillyland Farm House | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ The Commercial Motor, volume 138 (1973), p. 29
- ^ The Architect and Contract Reporter, volume 72, July 1904
- ^ Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, (1897), p. 18
External links
edit- List of Street Names in Hillyland, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom - Geographic.org