Twitter site for The Friends of Kinneil, a group promoting historic Kinneil House, Museum, Estate and Nature Reserve in Bo'ness, central Scotland
Kinneil Estate, Bo'ness
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The Legions are on the move! Come to @HistEnvScot's popular free annual Roman Doors Open Day this Saturday, 26 September, part of @ArchScot's month of activities - Kinneil House, located right next to the @AntonineWall, will also be open free!
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The other side features the crowned Scottish royal arms with a cinquefoil on each side. The cinquefoil was a heraldic badge of the Earl of Arran, who served as Mary’s regent from 1543 to 1554.
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Have you explored the Roman @AntonineWall in central Scotland? It's part of the same @UNESCO World Heritage Site as #HadriansWall, and offers amazing walks and things to see. Check out our free, online guide - with useful links to plan your visit. bonet.org.uk/2025/03/29/expl…
This weekend (5/6 September) don't miss spectacle of historic Bo'ness Hill Climb motor-racing event + (on Sunday) Classic Car Show! *NB!* Kinneil House @welovehistory will be closed for event, & no indoor/outdoor guided tours till following Saturday
👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/09/02/ki…
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Our September newsletter is out, including a reminder about the Bo'ness Networking Group (Bo'net) AGM. It's on tonight, Wednesday 2 September 2026. Come along!
We've also highlighted a Roman Day @Kinneil, funding info and link to The Gathering event.
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Kinneil House *open* today for guided tours @welovehistory at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm & family-friendly tour at 3pm - and/or join *free* volunteer-led outdoor guided walk (takes just under an hour) at midday - hear some of Kinneil's other stories. Details 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/ki…
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Bo'ness community and visitors enjoy new Roman themed playpark over summer holidays trib.al/iJqHUCX
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Kinneil near Bo'ness, at the other end of the Antonine Wall, comes from Pictish Pennfahel, meaning "wall's end" (penn for head/end, fahel for wall), later Gaelic Ceann-fhàil 'Kinneil'.
Spotted in historic Rievaulx... Iconic telephone/post boxes from Carron Co are seen all over British Isles + other products like cannons, worldwide. Dr John Roebuck of Kinneil House was among main company founders in 1759 - find out more on a guided tour - Saturdays till end Sept
Local historian Ian Scott explains historical significance of Kinneil House in his @falkirk_herald column:
👉 falkirkherald.co.uk/heritage…
Visit on Saturdays for an indoor guided tour with @welovehistory and/or free outdoor guided walk at midday
Looking back with Ian Scott at the important role of Kinneil House in Scottish history trib.al/GsBfADC
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very sad to hear of the passing of Brian Watters - wrote the wonderful book on Carron Company and was passionate on our industrial heritage - a gent who was also generous with his knowledge and signed my copy for me years back.
How well do you know Kinneil Estate's many stories? Learn more on a free guided walk on Saturdays at 12 noon. Kinneil House is also open for guided tours on Saturdays with @welovehistory at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and a family-friendly one at 3pm:
👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/fr…
For #ThrowbackThursday - visit in 2022 by Queen's Baton Relay, which also came to Kinneil before 2014 Commonwealth Games🏅
Discover more about Kinneil & its place in history with an indoor/outdoor tour on summer Saturdays
👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/ki…
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Gorgeous day on the coast ⛅️! Why not come and find out more about Kinneil’s many stories - free guided walk on Saturdays at 12 noon + Kinneil House also open for guided tours with @welovehistory at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and a family-friendly one at 3pm.
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Kinneil House is *open* for indoor/outdoor guided tours every Saturday through summer holidays! Come along to appreciate Kinneil's rich history & impressive surroundings including part of the @AntonineWall & new Roman-themed playpark:
👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/ki…
@welovehistory
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Looking to get out and get fit? Join the Step Forth walks @Kinneil Estate, Bo'ness - and across the @FalkirkCouncil area. Details: falkirkleisureandculture.org…
Lovely tribute to Maria Ford, our dedicated & inspiring Chair 2010-18, who continues to be an outstanding volunteer in support of community & various local groups - stop for a while at her 'chatty bench' @rcboness theprstore.co.uk/2026/06/17/…
Great short video about Kinneil Estate's unique multi-layered history - not least its place on the @AntonineWall @UNESCOUK World Heritage Site at Roman Empire's mid-2nd Century Northern Frontier
~ Thanks to @bonessnetwork for passing on! ~
@VFalkirk @VisitScotland
A look at the only visible fortlet on the #AntonineWall at Kinneil on the Firth of Forth #archaeology
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Please note there are no indoor/outdoor guided tours today at Kinneil House & access to parts of Kinneil Estate will be restricted this weekend due to tomorrow's annual Bo'ness Car Show - Kinneil House & Museum re-open next Saturday, 13 June @welovehistory
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