It is bordered by Clarkston Road to the west, the railway to the south and the White Cart Water to the east.

It is served by the Glasgow Central to East Kilbride line through Clarkston railway station at the south of the area.

Also somewhat nearby are Muirend and Williamwood stations on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle, respectively located north and south-west of Stamperland.

[13] In the early 1800s, the remains of a village of underground dwellings (souterrains or weems) from around 2000 years earlier was uncovered by the local landowner preparing the ground for use as a quarry, but its significance was not recognised and the evidence was destroyed.

The local authority in 2018 announced plans for a replacement building (including a small nursery and a house for the bats) that would be built on an adjacent site.