Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Bo'ness HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess Yes OpeningTime1 noon-4pm OpeningDate1 14/9/2019 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10572 Refreshments No Street The street address Kinneil Estate AddressLine2 Provost Road Postcode EH51 0PR Parking Yes DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kinneil House Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived falkirk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.00702,-3.634414; Description An account of the resource <p><span style="text-indent: 0cm;">Set within a carefully designed park landscape Kinneil House or Palace was built for James Hamilton the second Earl of Arran when he was the Protector and Governor of Scotland from 1542 to 1554 during the minority of Mary, Queen of Scots. For a few short years it was the seat of Scottish government.</span></p><p>It still houses the best 16^th and 17^th century murals in Scotland. The bed chamber is now known as the Arbour room and the painting is full of foliage, scrolls and animals. This was later painted over in imitation of wainscoting and a coffered ceiling containing the 1621 coat of arms of Arran. The withdrawing chamber has a number of biblical scenes on the walls, notably the Good Samaritan.</p><p><span style="text-indent: 0cm;">In 1677 Anne Duchess of Hamilton began a programme of renovation, producing the house and grounds as they appear today. By the late 18th century the house was being let. Inventor, industrialist and part-founder of Carron Company Dr John Roebuck lived here 1764-94. Dugald Stewart the philosopher was the last tenant 1809-1828.</span></p><p>The grounds are also the setting for events connected with Roman Week, which runs in September. The Antonine Wall runs close to the House and the remains of a Roman fortlet can be seen. There is also a 12^th century church. Kinneil Museum, located in the old coachhouse, is open from 12.00-4.00pm. </p><p>Nearby is the workshop in which James Watt experimented on the separate condenser in 1768 and this will feature in the guided tours.</p><p>Please book online at <a href="http://www.historicenvironment.scot/events">www.historicenvironment.scot/events</a></p><p> </p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16th century