as well as woodland walks and various play areas. Tileworks Sports Ground The Tileworks sports ground has a floodlit all weather playing surface designed for football or tennis. The facility also has indoor changing facilities and a full size grass pitch used previously by Stonehouse Violet F.C. and now used by Royal Albert F.C. Stonehouse Bowling Club The bowling club was first formed in 1857 at Loch Hall but later moved to its present location in Vicars Road Buildings of interest in Stonehouse Churches The town has two main churches - St. Ninian's Church and Paterson United Free Church of Scotland. St. Ninian's Church was built in 1896, replacing the building in New Street which was built in 1772, at a time when the Old Parish Church lacked space. In 1929, after the Union of the Churches, this was renamed to St Ninian's Parish Church of Scotland. The ruins of the original St Ninian’s church are situated within its own cemetery off Manse Road. Religious worship and burial on the site is thought to date back to the 5th century. The oldest gravestone in the yard is a fragment of a medieval burial, dating to the 11th or 12th century. The oldest legible inscription is from 1663. Paterson United Free Church of Scotland was renamed to honour H. A. Paterson, the church's minister who died in 1901, this church was originally called the United Presbyterian Church and was built in 1879. Prior to this was the church for the Associates Secession or Burgher denomination, which was built nearby in 1796 and existed until 1878. Stonehouse Senior Citizens Hall This hall started life as the Gas Office. It is situated in the village square at Stonehouse Cross and shared the building with Stonehouse Library. The Stonehouse Library is now situated within the South Lanarkshire Lifestyles Centre on Strathaven Road. Stonehouse Public Institute The institute was formerly the Miners Welfare Hall. It was built in the early 1900s on New Street, close to the cross and is used for a variety of events and concerts. The smaller part of the building was also used as a radio studio, providing a local FM radio station for most of South Lanarkshire. Stonehouse Public Hall This hall was built in the late 19th century at Trongate, close to Stonehouse Cross. South Lanarkshire Lifestyles - Stonehouse The old public buildings were replaced by a new community