The Friends of Kinneil charity is running its fundraising annual dinner at the Richmond Park Hotel in Bo’ness on October 14, 2011. Tickets are £22 a head, for three courses, plus tea/coffee. This includes a small donation to the charity. There will also be entertainment and a prize raffle. Tickets are cheaper this year, but… Continue reading Annual Kinneil Dinner
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Access to Kinneil House
WE’RE often asked about access to Kinneil House. One visitor to the estate recently said she was sure she read online the House was open. Yes – you can see inside, but only on special open days organised by Historic Scotland and The Friends of Kinneil (there’s usually five or six of these a year,… Continue reading Access to Kinneil House
Give to The Friends online
A NEW service – powered by BT – is making it easier to give online donations to The Friends of Kinneil and other charities across the UK. Just go online and fill out your details. All the money pledged, apart from any charges made by banks for using debit/credit cards, goes directly to the not-for-profit… Continue reading Give to The Friends online
Walk the Antonine Wall
FALKIRK Council has published a free guide to walks around the Antonine Wall. You can pick up copies at libraries and museums in the Council area, such as Kinneil Museum in Bo’ness. You can also read the guide online. You need the Adobe Acrobat / PDF reader to view this file. Alternatively, click on the… Continue reading Walk the Antonine Wall
Surf the Wall
VISIT the official Antonine Wall website for more information on the Antonine Wall – Rome’s northern frontier which runs from Bo’ness in the east of Scotland to Old Kilpatrick, near Glasgow. Key sites include Rough Castle, near Bonnybridge and the Kinneil Roman Fortlet at Kinneil Estate. Find out about what’s at Kinneil at: http://www.kinneil.org.uk/attractions Visit… Continue reading Surf the Wall
From 142AD to the 21st century
THE Hunterian Museum in Glasgow has mapped the Antonine Wall from Bo'ness to Old Kilpatrick using Google maps. See the new map here - and scroll to the left using your mouse to go along the Antonine Wall towards Falkirk. The red line shows the route of the Wall (although it may not always be… Continue reading From 142AD to the 21st century
All set for 2011 Roman Week
THE FESTIVAL dubbed “nearly 2000 years in the making” kicks off next week . . . bringing a wealth of history – and lots of fun – to Falkirk district. The Big Roman Week starts on Monday, September 19, 2011 promising fun days, walks, talks . . . and lots of Romans. (Click here -… Continue reading All set for 2011 Roman Week
Roman videos
FIND out more about the Antonine Wall and the Frontiers of the Roman Empire by clicking the videos below. (This page was updated in May 2021.) Also check out the official Antonine Wall website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXp_ZJHX0U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4yvY4mdHBc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXg8H2zzyC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXZTQG5XJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LcMVlTBBBg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-5EpawQjYE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPjw-d9nP5g
Wonder Wall
Remains of a Roman fortlet lie to the west (rear) of Kinneil House, Bo'ness. The Antonine Wall was built by the Emperor Antoninus Pius to hold back Caledonian tribes from invading southern Scotland, then under Roman rule. Unlike the stone-built Hadrian’s Wall, the Antonine Wall consisted of a rampart of soil, faced with turf, resting on… Continue reading Wonder Wall
Meet the Antonine Guard
THE Antonine Guard is a Scottish based Living History Re-enactment Group which promotes the Roman history of Scotland. The group has adopted the Legio VI Victrix Pia Fidelis as its parent “legion” - this was one of the legions which built the Antonine Wall and Hadrian’s Wall. The group attends Roman events around Scotland, including… Continue reading Meet the Antonine Guard
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