A fun family day is taking place at Kinneil Estate, Bo’ness, on Saturday 25 September. The free event, hosted by Great Place Falkirk with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will celebrate the history of the Falkirk area with excavations, games, heritage tents, re-enactments, and more. It’s part of The Big Dig –… Continue reading Family fun at Kinneil Estate this weekend!
Category: Antonine Wall
Free talk – ‘Arthur’s Oven: A Battle Won, & Lost’ – by Geoff Bailey, 2pm on 23 September, Bo’ness Library
Come along to this free talk by Geoff Bailey in Bo'ness Library at 2pm on Thursday afternoon, 23 September, hosted by Falkirk Community Trust as part of its 'Big Roman Week' festival. This talk in Bo'ness is supported by the Friends of Kinneil. The remarkable and mysterious 'Arthur's Oon', Stenhouse Geoff is an excellent speaker… Continue reading Free talk – ‘Arthur’s Oven: A Battle Won, & Lost’ – by Geoff Bailey, 2pm on 23 September, Bo’ness Library
Use your vote! Friends seek community support for Hidden Heritage Trail installation
The Friends of Kinneil are encouraging everyone in the local area, including younger family members, to ensure they vote by 16 July to support new play equipment and enhancements along the Hidden Heritage Trail at Kinneil Estate. Cast your vote for the friends of kinneil hidden heritaGe. it only takes a minute Hidden Heritage Trail… Continue reading Use your vote! Friends seek community support for Hidden Heritage Trail installation
Carriden’s Roman roots
“Carriden is the site of the eastern terminal fort of the Antonine Wall, although there is, as yet, no evidence to demonstrate that it was physically part of the frontier.” - Historic Environment Scotland Did you know the Carriden area of Bo’ness was once called Velunia? The name was given to the local Roman fort,… Continue reading Carriden’s Roman roots
Kinneil Estate features in new film about Roman Wall
Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness is one of the locations for a new film about the Roman Antonine Wall. The mini movie highlights the work of the Rediscovering Antonine Wall project, part-financed by the National Lottery through its Heritage Fund. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoAXqoROp9U Discover more about the Antonine Wall on this website.
Free new outdoor audio tours and family quiz sheet for Kinneil Estate
Until the pandemic restrictions are lifted, Kinneil House and Kinneil Museum may sadly remain shut, but you can still visit the beautiful expanses of Kinneil Estate at any time. Discover 200 acres of open parkland, with 2,000 years of different layers of history - all in one site! If you have a smartphone, tablet or… Continue reading Free new outdoor audio tours and family quiz sheet for Kinneil Estate
Kinneil inspiration sparks Scots time-travelling short story
A dazzling new short story, inspired by Kinneil's thousands of years of outstanding heritage, has been commended in the annual 'Sangschaw' competition of the Scots Language Society and published in this summer's edition of their leading Scots language journal, 'Lallans'. The story, 'The Curse o the Sparkies', is by Tony Beekman, who is a Community… Continue reading Kinneil inspiration sparks Scots time-travelling short story
Free talk, ‘The Antonine Wall Distance Tablets’, by Geoff Bailey, 19 September
Come along to a free talk by Geoff Bailey in Bo'ness Library at 2pm on Thursday afternoon, 19 September, hosted by the Friends of Kinneil in association with Falkirk Community Trust as part of its Big Roman Week festival. Geoff is an excellent speaker and historian, with unrivalled knowledge and experience over many years of… Continue reading Free talk, ‘The Antonine Wall Distance Tablets’, by Geoff Bailey, 19 September
Doors Open Day, 14 September, and start of Big Roman Week
Historic Kinneil House will be open for free guided tours on Saturday 14 September for Doors Open Day, and with additional Roman-themed activities marking the first day of Big Roman Week. Free Kinneil House tours on 14 September run from 10am till 4pm, with the last admission at 3pm, and must be reserved online in… Continue reading Doors Open Day, 14 September, and start of Big Roman Week
Friends chair on funding boost for Antonine Wall
A £2.1 million project to raise the profile of the Roman Antonine Wall - which runs through Kinneil and across central Scotland - has secured £980,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. HLF is also giving just nearly £1.2 million to help a sister project on Hadrian's Wall in northern England. Read more on the Heritage… Continue reading Friends chair on funding boost for Antonine Wall
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