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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

THE ROMAN history of Bo'ness is set to feature on BBC Radio Scotland. The station's "Out of Doors" programme visited the town on Wednesday to a record a segment on walking the Antonine Wall. Local councillor Adrian Mahoney was interviewed in Kinneil Estate about the park's Roman fortlet and artefacts on show in Kinneil Museum.… Continue reading Kinneil on Radio Scotland

A NEW book on the Antonine Wall has just been published. It’s been written by Dr. David Breeze – the Historic Scotland official who led the bid for World Heritage Site status. “Edge of Empire: The Antonine Wall” chronicles Scotland’s Roman Frontier, which stretches from Bo’ness to Old Kilpatrick. The Bridgeness Roman Slab, the fortlet… Continue reading New book on Roman Wall

THE chairman of The Friends of Kinneil, Bruce Henderson, has talked to BBC Radio Scotland about tourism and the Roman heritage of Bo'ness. He appeared on "The Business" programme today (July 13). You can hear the programme again for the next week on the BBC iPlayer. (Fast forward to 6 minutes 45 seconds into the programme to… Continue reading Friends chairman on BBC

THE ANTONINE WALL - which runs through Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness - was tonight (Mon, July 7, 2008) named as the UK's new World Heritage Site. It joins Hadrian's Wall, the Pyramids and the Great Wall of China on a list of important global sites. The decision to award World Heritage Site status was made… Continue reading World Heritage status confirmed

KINNEIL Estate is part of the Round the Forth Cycle Route - National Cycle Route No. 76 - designated by the cycling charity Sustrans. You can access a map of the route through Kinneil on the Sustrans website. The route goes through the Estate, past Kinneil House and Museum, and on past the remains of… Continue reading Cycle Kinneil

KINNEIL Estate in Bo'ness could be just days away from becoming part of a World Heritage Site. The UN Cultural body UNESCO is meeting in Canada this week and next to decide if the Antonine Wall - which runs through the estate - is worthy of the international status. Supporters believe the World Heritage tag would be… Continue reading World Heritage decision due