
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bo'ness, Kinneil House as Country House (16th Century), Tower House (15th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Kinneil House, near Bo'ness, was originally a 15th-century tower house built by the Drummonds, a prominent Scottish noble family, and later expanded in the 16th century as a country house. It is historically significant as the birthplace of James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) in 1566.
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Places near here
KinneilRoman Fort (roman)(possible) · 15 yd
James Watt CottageRuins · 42 yd
Kinneil MuseumMuseum · 143 yd
Kinneil HouseRoundhouse (prehistoric) · 299 yd
Bo'ness, Kinneil, DeanDetached House (19th Century), Dower House (19th Century) · 513 yd
Bo'mains Meadow Wildlife ReserveVisitor information · 1168 yd
Kinneil Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1174 yd
Kinneil ForeshoreVisitor information · 1246 yd
Bo'mains MeadowNature reserve · 1303 yd
Bo'ness War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Bo'ness Mining MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Bo'ness, Dymock's BuildingsNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 miOther information
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