Author: Friends of Kinneil

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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

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

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

THE annual community clean-up at Kinneil Estate in Bo’ness takes place on Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. Anyone is welcome to come along and join in (although children should be supervised by adults.) The event has been organised by Bo’ness Community Council, The Friends of Kinneil, Bonnie Bo’ness and 3rd Bo’ness Scouts.… Continue reading Clean-up event on April 2

KINNEIL Estate features in a new documentary being screened at the Bo’ness Hippodrome Cinema tomorrow Saturday (March 26). “The Coal Road” tells the history and legacy of mining in and around Bo’ness. Produced by the town’s Sanctus Media - and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Bo’ness Community Council and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust -… Continue reading Kinneil stars in new documentary

  TOURIST chiefs are hoping a new movie could boost visitors to Kinneil Estate. Roman epic “The Eagle”, featuring Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell, hits cinemas this week. It’s set in 2nd century Roman Britain, and tells the story of a soldier’s quest to restore the reputation of his father in the rugged terrain north… Continue reading Roman epic could spark tourist invasion to Kinneil

KINNEIL House and Museum features in the Spring 2011 issue of the Historic Scotland magazine – out now. The magazine is sent to all Historic Scotland members. The magazine talks about the 275th anniversary of the birth of James Watt and the fantastic wall paintings you can see inside Kinneil House in Bo’ness. The magazine… Continue reading Kinneil House in new Historic Scotland magazine