It is situated south of the River Clyde and is part of the former Burgh of Govan.

[1] It lies approximately between the areas of Cessnock and Ibrox to the west, Kingston to the east, and Kinning Park to the south.

The 32-hectare (80-acre) Craigiehall estate, previously three smaller properties, was bought in 1783 by John Robertson,[2] a cashier in the Glasgow Arms Bank, who with his brothers owned cotton and sugar plantations in the West Indies.

Other points of interest are the local Church of Scotland and Harper Memorial Baptist Church, named for John Harper the first pastor, who died in the Titanic disaster.

Today, Plantation is where all the major roads join around the Tradeston area and where the M8 meets the junction of the M77 and the M74.