Author: Friends of Kinneil

  A HISTORIC house - normally closed to the public - is opening its doors this weekend. Kinneil House in Bo’ness, which houses some of the best renaissance wall paintings in Scotland, will provide free access to visitors on Sunday, September 21. Access to the A-listed mansion has been organised by Historic Scotland in conjunction… Continue reading Kinneil House open on Sunday

On Tuesday, September 30, The Friends of Kinneil group is hosting a special members’ event on "The Big Roman Dig" - an insight into archaeological finds from the Antonine Wall around Bo'ness and beyond. Archaeologist Geoff Bailey from Falkirk Council will reveal how he’s found a Roman bathhouse at Carriden and also talk about other… Continue reading Talk: The Big Roman Dig

THE ROMANS are coming back to Kinneil Estate. The park's annual heritage day - on Sunday, September 21, has a Roman theme. The Antonine Guard and a Comitatvs, two Roman groups, are making an appearance, alongside charity stalls and lots of fun for all the family. The main event runs from 1 p.m. to 5… Continue reading Roman Day on September 21

A NEW video on the Antonine Wall - which runs through Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness - is now available. You can download it from a Austrian website (the film is in English) or can stream or download the file (in Windows Media format) by clicking (or right clicking to download) this link. The file is… Continue reading New film on World Heritage site

NEW management plans for Kinneil Woods are now online - and available for public comment. Falkirk Council has teamed up with the charity Central Scotland Forest Trust to consult on proposals to manage the site over the next decade. To view a PDF of the proposals, click:   Kinneil Woods Management Plan If you'd like… Continue reading Woodland plans revealed

A NEW campaign to promote visitor attractions in Bo'ness - and other parts of Forth Valley - was launched this week. Forth's Timeline aims to target overseas and short break holidaymakers, interested in exploring more than 2000 years of history. The new campaign features Kinneil Museum, the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway and the Birkhill Clay… Continue reading New campaign to promote Kinneil Museum

We've teamed up with TomTom to allow you to add attractions in Kinneil Estate - and other places to eat and visit around Bo'ness - to your car satellite navigation system's "points of interest" maps. This should help you easily find Kinneil Estate, and find somewhere to shop, stay or get a meal afterwards. Simply… Continue reading Add Kinneil to your Sat Nav

Kinneil Museum will be closed to the public on Saturday 9 August 2008 because of the Hill Climb event taking place in the park. Falkirk Council says the decision to close has been taken in the interests of the health and safety of visitors. (The proposed route of cars in the hillclimb will go in… Continue reading Museum closed on August 9

Kinneil Estate was featured on BBC's Out of Doors programme this weekend - in the second part of a slot on the Antonine Wall.You can hear the programme again on BBC's iPlayer. Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cq5r0 And scroll the player to around 1 hour, seven minutes into the programme to hear the relevant section.

A NEW map has been produced to show the complete route of the Roman Antonine Wall – against a backdrop of modern-day central Scotland. The Wall – which runs from Bo’ness to Old Kilpatrick – was built around 142AD on the orders of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. It consisted of a turf rampart fronted by… Continue reading New map to Roman Wall