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Historic Kinneil House in Bo'ness is open for free tours between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 23 (last admission 3.30 p.m.) A costumed interpreter will be on hand to tell visitors about Anne, the 3rd Duchess of Hamilton - one of the people who lived at the House. Kinneil Museum will also be… Continue reading See inside Kinneil House on April 23

Walkers are being encouraged to explore the John Muir Way this April with a 12 mile round-trip walk between two historic buildings. The Friends of Kinneil charity is leading a walk from historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness to imposing Blackness Castle (and back). The trek – six miles each way – will leave from outside Kinneil… Continue reading Walk the Way on April 22

Historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness will be open for free tours this Saturday morning (March 25, 2017). The mansion, within Kinneil Estate, boasts some of the best renaissance wall paintings in Scotland. Visitors will be able to tour part of the building from 10 a.m. until noon (last admission 11.30 a.m.) Neighbouring Kinneil Museum will… Continue reading Historic Kinneil House open for free tours this Saturday

The 2017 season of free open events at Kinneil House in Bo’ness is getting underway. Help us spread the word. See www.kinneil.org.uk/2017opendays for details. If you can, please help us share information about these free open days. Just copy any of the social media posts below and post on your Facebook and Twitter pages - or feel free to share this… Continue reading Tweet your support for Kinneil

‘Hidden’ parts of historic mansion put on public display Free tours on offer from March 25, 2017 Visitors are being given the chance to explore more of historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness. As part of Year of History Heritage and Archaeology 2017, parts of the 16th-century mansion that are normally closed to the public will… Continue reading See more of Kinneil House in 2017

The 2017 season of free open days at Kinneil House in Bo'ness kicks off on  Saturday, March 25. The mansion will be open from 10 a.m. to noon, with the last admission at 11.30 a.m. There’s no need to book, just turn up. Neighbouring Kinneil Museum will also be open. The House boasts some of the best… Continue reading See inside Kinneil House on March 25

More than 1760 people visited the inside of Kinneil House in Bo’ness last year. The figures were collated over eight open days in 2016, by Historic Environment Scotland and The Friends of Kinneil. The groups join forces to organise free guided tours of the mansion. The building dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries and was… Continue reading Crowds flock to Kinneil House

Kinneil's Roman Fortlet and the Antonine Wall features in the March 2017 edition of the BBC Countryfile magazine, on sale on February 17. The Antonine Wall became part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site in 2008. The magazine lists seven key sites to visit along the Wall, including Kinneil - and… Continue reading Kinneil features in Countryfile magazine

The John Muir Way - which runs through Kinneil Nature Reserve and Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness - has been officially recognised as one of Scotland's Great Trails. The 134 mile route is the 28th Long Distance Route to be given the accolade by Scottish Natural Heritage. Read the full story on the John Muir Way… Continue reading John Muir Way – a “Great Trail”