Named after Cabin Hill, the residence of Samuel and Martha McTier, built in 1786-7 on the north side of the road to Newtownards. Samuel McTier (1737/38-95) was a Belfast chandler and the first president of the Belfast Society of United Irishmen. Martha McTier (née Drennan, 1742-1837) is particularly known for her long-running correspondence with her younger brother, William Drennan (1754-1820), also a United Irishman. Samuel and Martha were married in 1773. See Haines 2014 for a detailed biography of Martha McTier.
"Resolved – That on the application of Mr. J. McMaster the names Cabin Hill Gardens and Cabin Hill Drive be approved of for new streets on his property, situate off Upper Newtownards Road and King's Road". (20th April 1927)