The area was originally a farm and a few houses built for workers of the Glasgow and South Western Railway at the Corkerhill Depot.

[2] The engine sheds and sidings are still present, although Corkerhill signal box to the rear of the houses now facing Mosspark shops was demolished in the late 1970s.

[2] In the 1920s, building in the area expanded as far as Mosspark and later Cardonald, making Corkerhill part of the Glasgow conurbation.

Nethercraigs lies adjacent to the Corkerhill residential area and is largely occupied by the Nethercraigs Sports Complex,[3] which was formerly the home ground to Glasgow Gaelic football side, Tir Conaill Harps and was later used by the Glasgow Caledonain GAA as their home ground and training pitch.

The sports complex, built at a cost of £3.7 million with help from the Corkerhill community and the late local residents Walter Morrison and Elizabeth Campbell, was opened in 2005 by Alex Ferguson.