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.