Saints in Scottish Place-Names

St Conval's Church, Inchinnan

Grid reference

NS 490 680 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

249000 668000

Latitude

55.88147523232923

Longitude

-4.414237133666314

Altitude (metres)

5

County

Renfrewshire

Nearby places

Inchinnan, ~eccles. Inchinnan (0 miles)

Inchinnan, parish (0 miles)

Ladyacre, Inchinnan (0.06 miles)

Currus Sancti Conualli, stone, Renfrew (0.28 miles)

Renfrew, parish (1.1 miles)

Object Classification

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

Aberdeen Breviary, 28 Sept: 'Qui quidem Conuallus pro precipuo patrono apud Inchenennem colitur'. Aberdeen Calendar, 28 Sept: 'apud Inchenan Sancti Conualli confessoris ...' The old parish kirk of Inchinnan was dedicated to St Conval. It overlooks (from the western side) the confluence of the White Cart Water and the Black Cart Water. Early medieval carved stones survive in the old graveyard.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Inchinnan, parish

Within Inchinnan, parish

Names

1 head-name linked to this place ?

St Convall's Church

Saints in this place-name

Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (certain)

Conval of Inchinnan (certain)

Conall m. Áeda of Cluain Dalláin (maybe)