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Scotstounhill () is a small area situated in western
Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
, between south
Knightswood Knightswood is a suburban district in the West End Of Glasgow, containing three areas: Knightswood North or High Knightswood, Knightswood South or Low Knightswood, and Knightswood Park. It has a golf course and park, and good transport links wit ...
and
Scotstoun Scotstoun () is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, west of Glasgow City Centre. It is bounded by Garscadden and Yoker to the west, Victoria Park, Jordanhill and Whiteinch to the east, Jordanhill to the north and the River Clyde (and Braehead ...
. Housing is mainly in a terraced or villa style, although several high rise flats (also known as
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s) can be found in the area (originally six at ''Kingsway Court'', two were demolished in the 2010s and the others renovated). These were built near to the site of the Scotstoun House mansion. Scotstounhill contains a noted
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club, and is served by
Scotstounhill railway station Scotstounhill railway station serves Scotstounhill in Glasgow, Scotland. The station lies on the Argyle and North Clyde lines, serving the districts of Scotstoun and Knightswood Knightswood is a suburban district in the West End Of Glasg ...
which has frequent services to and from the city centre. It also contains Knightswood Shopping Centre in the area with several large shops such as Tesco.


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Old Scotstoun
Areas of Glasgow {{Glasgow-geo-stub