This was sold again in 1799 to Glasgow manufacturer Robert Thomson who built Camphill House [de], which still stands at the edge of the park grounds.

It is surrounded by several residential city districts, mostly consisting primarily of tenements, namely Battlefield, Crosshill, Crossmyloof, Govanhill, Langside, Shawlands and Strathbungo.

[2] In 2008 local resident Moira Jones was abducted outside her home and killed in the park, and this crime and the hunt for the killer were given considerable media coverage[4][5] In 2014, several thousand women marched through the park and surrounding streets at night to highlight and protest against several sexual assaults which had occurred in the area over the preceding months during hours of darkness.

The most comprehensive viewpoint is marked by a flagpole, and affords views of tens of miles to the north, east and south.

[12] An earthwork runs over the top of the hill in the park enclosing an area approximately 120 by 100 metres (390 by 330 ft).

By comparison with similar archaeological sites in the area, it is suggested by Eric J Talbot, then of Glasgow University, that this was a Norman ringwork earth and timber castle.