Cochrane Castle is a housing estate in the Renfrewshire town of Johnstone. It was built in 1955 and extended five years later. Housing is made up of terraced ex-council houses and some new build terraced Housing Association properties. Cube Housing Association have in the recent years built terraced houses on the grounds of the swing park at Scott Avenue these properties have been named Burns Drive [1]. There is a newsagents in the scheme commonly known as "Istay's". The estate takes its name from The former cochrane castle that was demolished after lying in a state of disrepair for many years.