Kinneil Castle Burial Vault and Kirkyard in Bo'ness, Falkirk

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Get directions Bo'ness, Falkirk, EH51 0PR, Scotland

Coordinates: 56.00728, -3.63593
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Kinneil House is an 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 and was built in the year 1553 for Sir James Hamilton IV, 2nd Lord Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault and his wife Lady Margaret Douglas.

Ruins of the 12th century kirk at Kinneil lie a short distance to the west of Kinneil House on the Estate grounds. Just walk over the bridge, crossing a rocky ravine, to reach the site. The kirk is one of the earliest places for religious worship in the area and home to the Hamiltons. All that remains is the western gable end and some historic gravestones.

For more information read "Kinneil Parish Churchyard" by Geoff B Baily, published by Falkirk Local History Society.