King's Inch

King's Inch

King's Inch and the Ferry Village from the Renfrew Ferry
Location
King's Inch Location in Renfrewshire Show map of Renfrewshire King's Inch Location in Scotland Show map of Scotland
OS grid reference	NS513674
Coordinates	55°52′34″N 4°22′41″W / 55.876°N 4.378°W / 55.876; -4.378
Physical geography
Island group	Islands of the River Clyde
Administration
Council area	Renfrewshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0

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.