Kinneil Museum is open from Monday to Saturday afternoons as usual this week (including today, Easter Monday) and Friday (the Royal Wedding Day). Admission is free. The museum is open from 12.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and features an audio-visual show, interactive exhibits and a small retail area.
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Photo gallery: Kinneil House and Estate
Shiona Livingston visited Kinneil House and Estate recently and has uploaded her pictures to the online web galleries at Picasa. She’s kindly shared them with us. Check out here galleries by clicking the images below. Gallery one: Inside the House Gallery two: Around the Estate
Have a date with a Duchess at free Kinneil event
VISITORS to Kinneil House in Bo’ness will take a step back in time this weekend . . . to the sumptuous 17th century. They’ll come face to face with a costumed interpreter playing Anne, Duchess of Hamilton - who played an influential role in the development of the imposing mansion more than 300 years… Continue reading Have a date with a Duchess at free Kinneil event
Kinneil Museum open this weekend
KINNEIL Museum will be open this Saturday AND Sunday – April 16 and 17 – for the Kinneil House Open Days. The museum is usually closed on Sundays, but will be open this Sunday to welcome visitors attending the free tours inside the big house. The museum will be open from 12.30 p.m. to 4… Continue reading Kinneil Museum open this weekend
Audio: About Kinneil House
Historian Ian Scott, of Falkirk Local History Society, introduces the magnificent Kinneil House, which dominates Kinneil Estate. See inside the House on April 16 and 17. Please note that the clip is in two parts. Click the players to hear the sound files.
New leaflet to promote Kinneil
We’ve produced a new leaflet to promote Kinneil Estate. Read it online here. Or download a higher-quality version here (PDF, 6.7MB)
Watch our Roman video
Click the picture above to watch the video
Volunteers clean up the estate
COMMUNITY campaigners have helped clean up Kinneil Estate. Around 30 volunteers gave up their time on Saturday morning to take part in a litter pick. The event was organised by Bo’ness Community Council in association with The Friends of Kinneil, Bonnie Bo’ness, and local Scouts. Approximately 60 bags of rubbish were collected. Traffic cones, piping,… Continue reading Volunteers clean up the estate
New exhibition highlights Watt’s work
WRITER and broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis meets Ian Shearer, a trustee of the Bo’ness charity The Friends of Kinneil, at the launch of a new exhibition on Scots inventor James Watt. Watt did some of his early work to develop the steam engine in a small workshop next to Kinneil House in Bo’ness, working with local… Continue reading New exhibition highlights Watt’s work
Audio: Historian Ian Scott on Watt’s Cottage
Historian Ian Scott visits a small outbuilding, to the rear of Kinneil House, where inventor James Watt worked on his development of the steam engine. The experiments were supported by industrialist Dr. John Roebuck, who was living in Kinneil House at the time. The workshop, which now has no roof or door, dates back to… Continue reading Audio: Historian Ian Scott on Watt’s Cottage
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