• Free tours inside mansion from noon • Additional guided visits to Watt’s cottage workshop Historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness is opening its doors for free tours on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The A-listed mansion – which boasts some of the finest Renaissance wall paintings in Scotland – will be open from noon to 4… Continue reading Discover James Watt at Kinneil House on April 27
Category: History
See inside Kinneil House on March 23
History fans can get a peek inside historic Kinneil House, Bo'ness, on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The Friends of Kinneil charity has teamed up with Historic Environment Scotland to run free tours inside the mansion, which dates back to the 16th century. Tours will run from noon to 4 p.m., with the last admission at… Continue reading See inside Kinneil House on March 23
Speaker praises Watt at annual supper
The Friends of Kinneil welcomed Dr Nina Baker as guest speaker at the charity's annual James Watt Supper on Friday, January 18. She gave an entertaining and educational speech on James Watt - who did early work to improve the steam engine at Kinneil Estate. Dr Baker is a former Councillor/Baillie of Glasgow City Council.… Continue reading Speaker praises Watt at annual supper
Special year to celebrate James Watt
He was one of the pioneers of the Industrial Revolution. He became so famous his name was used to denote a unit of energy. Now – in 2019 – heritage chiefs are going “full steam ahead” with efforts to honour him. Today, January 5, marks the 250th anniversary of the patent of James Watt’s “separate… Continue reading Special year to celebrate James Watt
Discover James Watt
The year 2019 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of inventor James Watt - who did early work to develop the steam engine here at Kinneil. A new website http://www.jameswatt.scot gives more information on the man and his legacy and highlights sites to visit, including Kinneil. It's been supported by a number of partners… Continue reading Discover James Watt
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
Talk: What Geoff did last summer …
Join The Friends of Kinneil for a free history talk about Kinneil Estate on Wednesday, October 10. Historian and archaeologist Geoff Bailey (pictured) from Falkirk Community Trust will tell of his summer excavation work within the Bo'ness park. Geoff and his team found evidence of ancient structures on the dig (perhaps another castle beside… Continue reading Talk: What Geoff did last summer …
Time for a walk in the park
THE SUN is shining in Bo’ness – and it’s a great time for a walk in the park. Pick up a guide to Kinneil Estate from Kinneil Museum or download a copy from http://www.kinneil.org.uk/tour . . . – and check out at the same link the basic audio guides to Kinneil (recorded during a history… Continue reading Time for a walk in the park
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.
Tour Kinneil
THERE'S lots of exciting things to see in Kinneil Estate. If you're visiting for the first time, why not try this guided tour? It's one of a series of walks in a new guide, published by Falkirk Council. Copies of the guide are available for free from Kinneil Museum and other Council outlets. You can… Continue reading Tour Kinneil
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