Hillyland
Area of Perth, Scotland
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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.
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| 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 | |
  Hillyland 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
Morris 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]
A southwesterly view of the former homes of the workers of Hillyland Farm, both of which no longer exist
Northeasterly view
Map
A map of 1832 Perth, by James Gardner, showing a "few houses" in Hillyland, which then also occupied the area of today's Tulloch
