Bo'ness – or Borrowstounness – is a former port and industrial town on the south of the River Forth, two miles north of Linlithgow and eight miles east of Falkirk. The area is steeped in history – the Antonine Wall reached the Forth just east of Bo'ness, and there is a Roman fort on the Kinneil Estate, where James Watt worked on his steam engine. Trade from Holland and France and industries including salt–panning, mining, and ship-building made Bo'ness a wealthy burgh. Today Bo'ness is a proud community of around 14,250 people and s1boness.com has been developed to allow residents share their news, views and opinions, make announcements, publicise events and show off their photos and videos.

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Short video about Kinneil Estate on the outskirts of Bo'ness.

The park features a historic house, a cottage used by James Watt, a medieval church, a Roman fortlet, plus ponds and woodland walks.

Find out more at www.kinneil.org.uk.

Video produced by The Friends of Kinneil. Renaissance music is used by permission and performed by Jon Sayles.

Uploaded on 7/1/2008

 

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John Savage says: 
Bo'ness lies to the EAST of the Estate surely? If Kinneil Hoose had been in Luthgi or Fawkirk it would heve been re-developed years ago!
coot smithson says: 
great video... but wat a waste kinneil house is... open 4-5 days a year!!!?? hardly worth having?? they dont even have toilet facilities for visitors!
ronald kidd says: 
this picture comes from my colection of bo,ness circa 1900
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How Kinneil House looked around 1900.

 
ronald kidd says: 
save the house its got history

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