Bo'ness

Bo'ness, short for Borrowstounness, is a town in the Scottish Falkirk Council Area and the traditional county of West Lothian. The port city is located on a headland about 25 km north- north-west of Edinburgh and 11 km east of Falkirk.

History

At the beginning of the 18th century, Bo'ness has become one of the most important trading ports in Scotland. Among other things, there was exported coal and wood, and stone imported. Also flourishing of the local fishing and whaling and shipbuilding. The decline of the port began with the collapse of the tobacco trade and the commissioning of the Forth and Clyde Canal. From then on, the trade shifted to neighboring Grangemouth. With the distillery Bo'ness Bo'ness was between 1813 to 1925 the site of a nationally famous whiskey distillery. Between 1817 and 1842 there was a second, but less successful distillery. In 2001 Bo'ness recorded 13,961 inhabitants.

Attractions

In Bo'ness is the mansion Kinneil House from the 17th century, which was never fully completed. The construction goes on a building, the James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was built around the year 1470, back.

Parts of the Roman Antonine Wall are within the urban area. Even when Carriden House traces of the Antonine be discovered.

Altogether there are six monuments from the highest category monument in the city. ( See also: List of Category A buildings in the Falkirk Council Area )

At the port there is also the Scottish Railway Museum of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society. From lying on the museum grounds Bo'ness Railway Station from Vintage train the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway several stops to the Glasgow -Edinburgh via Falkirk main line.

Former railway station

Kinneil House

The old Carriden Church with the cemetery