Kinneil House
Look for Kinneil House, a castle, in Bo'ness. There are 10 other places to visit inside 5 km. It is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
Castle in Bo'ness
Inside Bo'ness
Kinneil House is inside Bo'ness’ locality, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland
One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Afternoons in Bo'ness reach 18–19°C from June to August.
Kinneil House
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages. Around it, Linlithgow Palace (3.8 km) comes first on our list.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Bo'ness
- Official site
- kinneil.org
Around Kinneil House, mapped
The orange dot is Kinneil House; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bo'ness’ locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns within reach of Kinneil House
With 16,028 people, Grangemouth is the largest of the 4. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Bo'ness
Grangemouth
Linlithgow
Polmont
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Kinneil House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo'ness | It’s in town | 14,875 | 18 |
| Grangemouth | 2.5 km west of it | 16,028 | 18 |
| Linlithgow | 2.5 km southeast of it | 12,522 | 15 |
| Polmont | 4.2 km southwest of it | 5,044 | 11 |
Close to Kinneil House
Among the 50 within 15 km are 4 castles, a palace and a historic house.
PalaceLinlithgow Palace3.8 km away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle7.3 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)13 km away4
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHouse of the Binns7.1 km away5
CastleAirth Castle10 km away6Heritage railwayHeritage railwayBo'ness and Kinneil Railway2.3 km away7
CastleMidhope Castle9.3 km away8
Abbey or prioryCulross Abbey5.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Kinneil House: questions
Where is Kinneil House?
Kinneil House is in Bo'ness, Falkirk, inside the town’s locality.
What is Kinneil House?
Castle in Falkirk, Scotland, UK.
Who runs Kinneil House?
Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Kinneil House?
June to August are the warmest months in Bo'ness, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Kinneil House?
Within 15 km: Linlithgow Palace (3.8 km), Blackness Castle (7.3 km), Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (13 km) and House of the Binns (7.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Kinneil House: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- House of the Binns: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Airth Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midhope Castle: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Culross Abbey: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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