It is borderd by Carntyne and Riddrie to the west, Greenfield to the south, Queenslie to the east and Ruchazie to the north. Most of the streets were named after Scottish lighthouses for example, Startpoint Street, Lamlash Crescent, Skerryvore Road etc. The main street, running east-west through the scheme is Bellrock Street. The housing stock consisted mostly of four-storey tenement blocks, each with eight flats with the end close in each street called a "T" close with 4 flats. As well as the tenements, there were also maisonettes, cottage flats and tower blocks.