SANDYHILLS, a village, in the former ecclesiastical
district of Shettleston, parish of Barony, county of
Lanark, and within the jurisdiction of the city of Glasgow;
3 miles (E.) from Glasgow. It is situated in the
south-eastern part of the parish, and on the high road
from Glasgow to Airdrie. The population consists of
persons employed in the collieries in the vicinity, in
hand-loom weaving, and in agriculture.