Gallowhill is a housing estate in the north east of Paisley, a town in
Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its approximate boundaries are formed by the M8
motorway to the north, the A741 Renfrew Rd to the west, to the south the
Inverclyde railway line with Arkleston Farm making
up the estate's
eastern border. The most common types of housing are cottage flats and
two storey tenements, although there are some three storey units and
terraced housing in addition to three tower blocks (Gallowhill Court,
Glencairn Court & Arkleston Court).
There are two primary schools in the area: St Catherine's Primary School and Gallowhill Primary School.
The
estate falls within the catchment areas of two secondary schools: St
Andrew's Academy in Paisley and Trinity High School in Renfrew.
Before
the current housing estate was built, there was a large neo-Gothic
mansion called Gallowhill House(1) on the land where Priory Avenue
stands today. The first phase of modern building around Netherhill Rd
and Gallowhill Rd was completed in the 1930s. The second phase around
Dundonald Rd, Glencairn Rd and Montgomery Rd was constructed in the late
1940s and early 1950s, the third phase of tower blocks in the mid 1960s
with the fourth and final phase around Knock Rd and Kilwynet Way being
completed in the early 1970s. The second phase has seen a depletion of
its housing stock with the demolition of the tenement blocks in
Dundonald Rd. Otherwise the housing stock remains much as it was at the
time of construction.
Notable former residents of Gallowhill include the actor Gerard Butler, the music manager John Reid and footballer James Grady.
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