Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The area lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes , about 8 m southeast of Glasgow city center and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire .
Simplified: It is Scotland 's first new town , and lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes , about 8 m southeast of Glasgow city center .