Housing
The suburb comprises primarily but not exclusively of a mixture of terraced houses and blocks of 3 storey flats.
Most of the streets in Summerhill were named containing connotations associated with Scotland's national poet Robert Burns. Burns lived in Dumfries for his last years and died there in 1796. Examples of the Burns influenced street names in Summerhill are Afton Drive, Armour Drive, Ballochmyle Terrace, Campbell Avenue, Doon Terrace, Ellisland Drive, Gilbert Circle, Glencairn Road, Mauchline Terrace and Mossgiel Avenue.
The housing capacity of Summerhill was increased in the 90s with the creation of 3 additional streets.
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