Construction took place over the late 1950s and 1960s, consisting of terraced and semi-detached houses as well as apartments and maisonettes in traditional tenement-style buildings and standalone flat-roofed blocks.

Residents of Fernhill and Castlemilk have suffered as a result of antisocial behaviour and territorial violence between rival youth gangs, although in recent years this has been tackled and the situation appears to be improving.

[15][16][17][18][19][20] The boundary between the two areas, which also separates the Glasgow and South Lanarkshire local authority zones, is known as the 'Hole in the wall', a historic term referring to an opening between fields on a drover's route across the undeveloped countryside.

In common with many urban neighbourhoods in the UK, the area suffered over decades from a lack of employment opportunities and underinvestment, leading to social problems and deterioration in some of its housing stock and amenities.

[21] Improvements to Fernhill in the 21st century as part of a regeneration masterplan[22] included the opening of a new Community and Sports Centre in 2011[23][24] (replacing the outdated pavilion on the same site), energy efficiency improvements and recladding of the 'cube' blocks,[25] murals to brighten public areas[26] the rebuilding of local shops on the main road in 2014, and the demolition of the deck-access maisonettes which were replaced modern houses with gardens.