Map Graph

Kinneil House

Historic site in Bo'ness, Scotland

Kinneil House is a historic house to the west of Bo'ness in east-central Scotland. It was once the principal seat of the Hamilton family in the east of Scotland. The house was saved from demolition in 1936 when 16th-century mural paintings were discovered, and it is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The house now consists of a symmetrical mansion built in 1677 on the remains of an earlier 16th- or 15th-century tower house, with two rows of gunloops for early cannon still visible. A smaller east wing, of the mid 16th century, contains the two painted rooms. The house is protected as a Category A listed building.

Read article
File:Kinneil_House.jpgFile:Kinneil_House_(rear).jpgFile:Kinneil_House_from_the_south.jpgFile:Kinneil_House_Parable_Samaritan.JPGFile:James_Hepburn,_4th_Earl_of_Bothwell,_c_1535_-_1578._Third_husband_of_Mary_Queen_of_Scots_-_Google_Art_Project.jpgFile:Arms_of_James_Hamilton_Duke_of_Châtellerault.JPGFile:Watt's_workshop,_Kinneil,_Bo'ness_-_geograph.org.uk_-_144436.jpgFile:Near_infra-red_kite_aerial_photo_of_Kinneil_Roman_Fortlet.jpgFile:Antonine.Wall.Roman.forts.jpgFile:Kinneil_Fortlet_on_the_Antonine_Wall_-_geograph.org.uk_-_526911.jpg
Top Questions
AI generated

List the top facts about Kinneil House

Summarize this article

What is the single most intriguing fact about Kinneil House?

Are there any controversies surrounding Kinneil House?

More questions