Hillhouse is a council-built housing estate on the western border of Hamilton in South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....

, Scotland

Scotland

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. Civic amenities include Hillhouse Civic Centre, Hillhouse Library, and the Jock Stein

Jock Stein

John 'Jock' Stein CBE was a Scottish association football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967...

 Sports Centre and playing fields.

Also in Hillhouse is the famous Burnbank Bowling Club, where Celtic manager Jock Stein

Jock Stein

John 'Jock' Stein CBE was a Scottish association football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967...

 was the Club's 2nd Champion in 1953. Burnbank Hamilton Bowling Club

The most "famous son" of the estate is the Rangers

Rangers F.C.

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, and Scottish

Scotland national football team

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 international football player Davie Cooper

Davie Cooper

David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger....

 who hailed from Brankholm Brae.

Transport

The nearest railway station is Hamilton West railway station which provides quick transport to Glasgow, to the West, and Motherwell, to the East. Hillhouse is serviced by the 226, 201 and X1 bus services, which go around hillhouse on the "Hillhouse Loop".

Education

Hillhouse has two non-denominational primary schools, Townhill Primary School & Udston Primary School, and one denominational school, St Ninian's Primary School. Hillhouse has no high school of its own, instead pupils wishing to go to a non-denominational school attend Calderside Academy

Calderside Academy

Calderside Academy is a school that is situated in Blantyre, Scotland. In 2008 Calderside Academy was opened by MSP Fiona Hyslop.The school is currently being run by a Mr J Dodds, after the sad departure of the ex Acting Headteacher Freda Hutchison, as she had retired at such an old age.In the...

(Formed in a merger between Earnock High School and Blantyre High School), while others attend John Ogilve High School.

Information

Hillhouse is a large housing estate with a poulation of 10,000 which is higher than most villages around scotland and is just one of many housing estates in hamilton, in Hillhouse there is Jock Stein Centre Playpark and Football Pitch where 3 games or 1 big game can be played at a time.