Friends of Kinneil
@kinneil.bsky.social
The Friends of Kinneil are a group promoting historic Kinneil House, Museum, Estate and Nature Reserve in Bo’ness. Get the full info at www.kinneil.org
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 #HistoricScotland
Kinneil House is *open* for indoor/outdoor guided tours every Saturday in summer holidays! Come and appreciate Kinneil's rich history & impressive surroundings including part of the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site & a new Roman-themed playpark: 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/k... #ScottishCastles
Kinneil House welcomes visitors for 2026 season of Saturday openings
Visitors are once again invited to explore the historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness, where Saturday guided tours and walks are resuming from the beginning of April for the 2026 season. The magni…
kinneil.org.uk
Local historian Ian Scott explains historical significance of Kinneil House in his Falkirk Herald column: 👉 falkirkherald.co.uk/heritage-and... Visit on Saturdays for an indoor guided tour with #HistoricScotland and/or free outdoor guided walk at midday #MaryQueenofScots
Looking back with Ian Scott at the important role of Kinneil House in Scottish history
Like most local history enthusiasts I was delighted to hear that Historic Environment Scotland was taking over the running of the museum at Kinneil and thus saving it from almost certain closure. It i...
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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 #HistoricScotland at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and a family-friendly one at 3pm: 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/f...
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/k... #Glasgow2026
Gorgeous day on the coast ⛅️! Why not come and find out more about Kinneil’s many stories - free guided walk at 12 noon. Kinneil House is also open for guided tours with Historic Scotland at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and a family-friendly one at 3pm. 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/f...
#AntoninusPius began his reign #OTD 11 July AD138. He expanded access to drinking water, supported rights for formerly enslaved people, & founded a charity for destitute girls in honour of Faustina. His rule saw the construction of the #Antonine Wall across Scotland’s central belt.
Kinneil House is *open* for indoor/outdoor guided tours every Saturday in summer holidays! Come and appreciate Kinneil's rich history & impressive surroundings including part of the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site & a new Roman-themed playpark: 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/k... #ScottishCastles
Kinneil House welcomes visitors for 2026 season of Saturday openings
Visitors are once again invited to explore the historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness, where Saturday guided tours and walks are resuming from the beginning of April for the 2026 season. The magni…
kinneil.org.uk
The important Bo’ness pottery industry was founded by Dr John Roebuck of Kinneil House in the 1780s, and continued well into 20th Century
Bo'ness Pottery Figures@bonesspottery.uk · 2mo ago1/2 The book "Scottish Pottery" by J Arnold Fleming (1923) includes a section devoted to the Bo'ness potteries. These are some of the rare Bo'ness ceramic animal figures pictured. The publication can be viewed online and downloaded at the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/scot...
#JamesWatt’s steam engine, the ‘Doomsday Machine’ - yes or no? Listen to the recent podcast about it at youtu.be/yzaIwBjLRUs
Inventing the future at Kinneil House
YouTube video by Historic Environment Scotland
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kim_harding ✅@kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · last mo.A year ago today I visited the ground zero of anthropogenic climate change, just behind Kinneil House, in east-central Scotland. #SilentSunday
We had a lovely visit to explore the new park at Kinneil House this morning! #SummerTerm #MovingOn #P7Team 😀
Great short video about Kinneil Estate's unique multi-layered history - not least its place on the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site at the Roman Empire's mid-2nd Century Northern Frontier
Pete Savin@petesavin.bsky.social · 2mo agoA look at the Antonine wall Fortlet at Kinneil #archaeology youtu.be/WN_Ua4S83SE?...
🎺Great news on future of Kinneil Museum! Thanks to all involved in working towards positive outcome ~ [NB Visitors should note museum’s temporary closure from 1-12 June for transitional period] Read more 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/05/31/n...
News on future of Kinneil Museum & temporary closure, 1-12 June
Following prolonged uncertainty and discussions surrounding the future of Falkirk Council’s Kinneil Museum, which was facing closure from the end of May, a joint statement has now issued from…
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Lovely wander along Bo’ness foreshore yesterday- some excellent bricks spotted! Could this partial circular brick structure be a surviving part of base of chimney from Carriden Colliery visible on OS maps & in Trove pic? Location fits at least! Interesting area to do some industrial archaeology…
One of the magnificently decorated interiors at Kinneil House near Bo’ness: with some of the most extensive and best-preserved wall and ceiling paintings to be found anywhere in Scotland. The house has origins dating back to the 1400s. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Bo’ness
Open today! On most Saturdays, come & discover 2,000 years of history, with tours in Kinneil House by #HistoricScotland, and/or our free lunchtime guided outdoor walk, & see free Kinneil Museum as part of your visit 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/k...
Hear Kinneil Estate's stories - free guided walk this Saturday, 12 noon (& most Saturdays till September). No need to book, just turn up, meet outside Kinneil Museum (also open free) - all ages welcome, walk lasts around 1 hour 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/f... [Photo credit: @scotdrone.bsky.social]
*Free event tomorrow!* - Step Back Into Science, Monday 4 May, 11am-3pm: 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/04/29/s... From #FalkirkCouncil for Falkirk Science Festival - see poster for organisaitons taking part, plus #HistoricScotland's Kinneil House open free!
Step Back Into Science at Kinneil – free event, Monday 4 May
Head to historic Kinneil Estate in Bo’ness from 11am-3pm (no booking needed) this Bank Holiday Monday, 4 May, for this popular free event for all the family as part of this year’s Falki…
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Tomorrow, 23 April, in Linlithgow at 7.30pm - talk for Linlithgow Civic Trust about Kinneil at perhaps its most magnificent, around the end of 17th Century
Today is John Muir Day! Bo'ness & Kinneil contain a significant stretch of Scotland's John Muir Way: find out more @johnmuirtrust.bsky.social #JohnMuirDay
New podcast on Kinneil House from #HistoricScotland! Hear about James Watt's work here with Dr John Roebuck on Watt's most famous invention, his steam engine - & visit on Saturdays for guided tours. Thanks for invite to take part, with @markrustbucket.bsky.social too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzaI...
Inventing the future at Kinneil House
YouTube video by Historic Environment Scotland
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This #MapMonday explore historic Linlithgowshire in great detail 🔎 You can now view a georeferenced layer of Ordnance Survey 25-inch mapping from the 1850s on our maps website. Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/...
Happy #WorldHeritageDay! Name of ancient parish of Kinneil meant 'Head of the Wall' - Eastern gateway to #AntonineWall #WHS : discover more on a tour with #HistoricScotland inside Kinneil House today or most Saturdays till September [📷 @visit-scotland.bsky.social / Kenny Lam] #WHUK #UNESCO
Tomorrow is #WorldHeritageDay! Visit Kinneil: on #AntonineWall #WorldHeritageSite - & described by @undisscot.bsky.social as 'nearest thing... anywhere in Scotland to a history theme park'. See other posts for Saturday tours info [photos credit @scotdrone.bsky.social & #VisitScotland /K Lam]
On Saturdays till September, come & discover 2,000 years of history, with tours in Kinneil House, plus free lunchtime guided walk, & see free Kinneil Museum as part of your visit 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/k... #HistoricScotland #VisitScotland #Scotland #VisitFalkirk #AntonineWall
Kinneil House welcomes visitors for 2026 season of Saturday openings
Visitors are once again invited to explore the historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness, where Saturday guided tours and walks are resuming from the beginning of April for the 2026 season. The magni…
kinneil.org.uk
New podcast on Kinneil House from #HistoricScotland! Hear about James Watt's work here with Dr John Roebuck on Watt's most famous invention, his steam engine - & visit on Saturdays for guided tours. Thanks for invite to take part, with @markrustbucket.bsky.social too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzaI...
Inventing the future at Kinneil House
YouTube video by Historic Environment Scotland
youtube.com
Thanks to the Falkirk Herald for reminding readers that today Kinneil House has its second regular open day of 2026 for indoor guided tours and outdoor walks, with Kinneil Museum open free as well. First indoor tour is at 10am: 👉 www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/... #HistoricScotland
Bo'ness attraction Kinneil House open to visitors this weekend
Visitors from near and far are invited to head to Kinneil House this weekend when the regular guided tours of the interior will take place.
falkirkherald.co.uk
Does anyone have a Kinneil Colliery commemorative plate?
EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes@mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 5mo agoNew blog uploaded to the #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum exploring the origins of commemorative Scottish colliery plates see www.mining-landscapes.org/blog #miningmemorabilia #Fife
