Auldhouse is an area of the

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city of

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. It is situated south of the

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along the banks of the Auldhouse Burn, a tributary of the

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. The housing stock mostly consists of inter-war

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terraces and 1950s

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housing.

History

The area takes its name from the former Auldhouse mansion, the oldest house in Glasgow's south side, dating from 1631. The house (actually located in the nearby Eastwood neighbourhood) was extended and converted to apartments in 1983.Pollokshaws & Auldhouse illustrated guide
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, the waters of the Auldhouse Burn served the local cotton trade with bleachfields and dye-works associated with the

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s of nearby

Pollokshaws Pollokshaws () is an area on the South side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is bordered by the residential neighbourhoods of Auldhouse, Glasgow, Auldhouse to the east, Eastwood, Glasgow, Eastwood and Hillpark, Glasgow, Hillpark to the south ...

. The Auldhouse residential area is roughly triangular, with the

A77 road The A77 road is a major road in Scotland. It runs in a southwesterly direction from the city of Glasgow, past the towns of Giffnock, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr, Girvan and Stranraer to the village of Portpatrick on the Irish ...

forming the eastern boundary. In addition to Pollokshaws which occupies land to the north and west across the burn and White Cart (which have their confluence in the small ''Greenbank Park''), other nearby areas are

Shawlands Shawlands () is a Southside suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, located two miles south of the River Clyde. The area, considered the "Heart of the Southside", is known for its independent restaurants and cafés, art scene, public parks, period terrace ...

to the north, Hillpark to the south and

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to the east. There is also a

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and a large supermarket in the vicinity. Auldhouse Retail Park, Glasgow
Ediston Real Estate

References

External links

Newlands and Auldhouse Community Council
* http://www.gerryblaikie.com/southglasgow/pollokshaws_auldhouse.htm Areas of Glasgow {{Glasgow-geo-stub