Author: Friends of Kinneil

RESIDENTS are being invited to join in a community clean-up in Kinneil Estate on Sunday, April 19. The event has been organised by The Friends of Kinneil, Bonnie Bo’ness and Bo’ness Community Council. It will run from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Anyone wishing to take part should meet at the top car park, beside… Continue reading Help us clean-up Kinneil

SCHOOLCHILDREN followed in the footsteps of Roman soldiers this week – but instead of Caledonians, they declared war on pesky litter. Around 20 pupils and staff from Deanburn Primary School in Bo’ness took part in a clean-up near the line of the historic Roman Antonine Wall. Wednesday’s litter-pick, in the town’s Kinneil Estate, was part… Continue reading Pupils wage war on litter

A FRIENDS of Kinneil member has launched a new internet site, allowing people to have a virtual “walk” around Kinneil Estate and neighbouring Bo’ness. Stuart McMartin was one of the founding members of the Bo’ness charity. His Woodland Explorer uses satellite mapping and photography to help you explore areas from the comfort of your own… Continue reading Go for a virtual tour of Kinneil

THE UK and Scottish Culture Ministers met this week – and toured the Roman Antonine Wall across Falkirk District. UK Minister Barbara Follett MP arrived at Callendar Park in Falkirk on Tuesday to see the remains of the turf wall, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. She later met up with her Scottish counterpart, Mike… Continue reading Ministers visit Kinneil Roman Fortlet

Friends of Kinneil Blue Sky thinking Members of the Management Committee of The Friends of Kinneil recently took part in a “Blue Sky” evening to begin to develop a longer term strategy and vision for consideration by the charity. The committee selected key areas to explore and then identified where in the general approach that… Continue reading Group looks to the future

HISTORIC Kinneil House in Bo'ness is opening its doors for a series of free open days in 2009. The A-listed building - which boasts some of the best renaissance wall paintings in Scotland - will provide access to visitors over five afternoon sessions, including a special Homecoming weekend, and an event to tie in with… Continue reading Do a House call in 2009

HISTORIC Scotland and The Friends of Kinneil have confirmed the list of 2009 free openings at Kinneil House in Bo’ness. The House will be open across five days during the year, with each open day running from noon to 4 p.m. (3 p.m. close on October 31). The open days will be held on: Saturday,… Continue reading Free open days confirmed

TODAY marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the poet Robert Burns – a man with a connection to historic Kinneil Estate in Bo’ness. Burns was friendly was one of the estate’s most famous residents, the philosopher Dugald Stewart.  From 1809 Stewart lived mainly at Kinneil House. Dugald Stewart has given us the following… Continue reading Burns and the Kinneil connection

TWO Roman sites in Falkirk district are to feature in a new banknote, being launched by the Clydesdale Bank. The Roughcastle site near Bonnybridge and the Kinneil Roman Fortlet by Bo’ness are featured on the new £50 note, to be launched later this year. The new note is part of a collection being launched by… Continue reading Kinneil and Roughcastle on new £50 note