 King's Inch and the Ferry Village from the Renfrew Ferry | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  King's Inch Location in Renfrewshire  King's Inch Location in Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NS513674 |
| Coordinates | 55°52′34″N 4°22′41″W / 55.876°N 4.378°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islands of the River Clyde |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Renfrewshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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King's Inch and the much smaller Sand Inch were islands lying in the estuarine waters of the River Clyde close to Renfrew in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Due to dredging and a change of the course of the main current of the River Clyde, silting, etc. it has become part of the southern, Renfrewshire side, of the river bank and is now built over.
Also recorded as 'The King's Inch' or simply 'Inch.' Walter fitz Alan built a second stone castle on a motte on the mainland in Renfrew itself and this became the principal messuage or manor place of the barony, the powerbase of the Fitz Alan's who were to become the Stewart line of monarchs.[1] Both names relate to the Royal lands here held by King Robert II and later Stewart monarchs.
The name lives on in a street name, etc. and King's Inch railway station once served Renfrew from 1903 to 1926 on the Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway.
- ^ Leighton, John (1840). Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde. Joseph Swan. p. 143.