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Bo'ness, Kinneil, Dean
Detached House (19th Century), Dower House (19th Century)
Site Name Bo'ness, Kinneil, Dean
Classification Detached House (19th Century), Dower House (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) The Dean; Dean House
Canmore ID 144635
Site Number NS98SE 146
NGR NS 98656 80665
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/144635
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Bo'ness And Carriden
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County West Lothian
NS98SE 146 98656 80664
Dean house was occupied by the estate manager, Mr Burrell, Chamberlain for the Kinneil Estate, owned by the Duke of Hamilton. The house was later leased by Dr John Roebuck. At one time it was home to Mr Wilson, an iron master, who opened his foundry at Kinneil in 1843. He was an enlightened employer who built houses for his workers including the 'rows' at the Snab. It was his employees who founded the Kinneil Band. Dean House was situated at the entrance to Kinneil Estate on top of the Antonine Wall and was the Dower House of Kinneil. The house was demolished in 1950's.
Source: Librarian, Falkirk District Council, Leisure Services Department, 1996
Excavation (24 April 2016 - 25 April 2016)
NS 9865 8065 Excavation on the line of the rampart of the Antonine Wall, 24–25 April 2016, in advance of work in connection with a communications mast showed that no Roman levels remained. The foundation of a stone
wall associated with the 17th-century factor’s house was encountered.
Archive: Falkirk Museum
Funder: FLHS and EAFS
Geoff Bailey – Falkirk Local History Society and Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society
(Source: DES, Volume 17)
