Hillyland

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
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 is located in Perth and Kinross
Hillyland
Hillyland
Location within Perth and Kinross
OS grid referenceNO08532433
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPERTH
Postcode districtPH1
Dialling code01738
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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
    A southwesterly view of the former homes of the workers of Hillyland Farm, both of which no longer exist
  • Northeasterly view
    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
    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
  1. "Hillyland from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. "Over £1million boost for home improvements in Hillyland" Archived 7 July 2013 at archive.today - Perth & Kinrosshire Council, 24 May 2013
  3. Hillyland, Perth and Kinross - Ordnance Survey
  4. The Scottish Law Review and Reports of Cases in the Sheriff Courts of Scotland, volume 24 (1908), p. 245
  5. McLaren, Rob. "Sixteen jobs lost as Perth haulage firm ceases trading after more than 70 years". The Courier. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. "Perth, Crieff Road, Hillyland Farm House | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. The Commercial Motor, volume 138 (1973), p. 29
  8. The Architect and Contract Reporter, volume 72, July 1904
  9. Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, (1897), p. 18
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