52-450: Kinneil may refer to: Kinneil House , a historic house near Bo'ness, Scotland Kinneil railway station , in Bo'ness The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway SS Telefon , a Norwegian cargo ship renamed SS Kinneil under British ownership Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
104-459: A chest of Margaret Douglas's clothes includes a purple velvet night gown with gold passementerie lined with red taffeta, a gown of black cloth of gold with gold passementerie lined with black taffeta, and other gowns and kirtles. In 1536, on the death of John Stewart, Duke of Albany , grandson of King James II , Lord Arran, came to be next in line to the throne after the King's descendants. Several of
156-468: A knight of the Order of Saint Michael . On 19 April 1550, Regent Arran and his Privy Council made legislation about foodstuffs and rising prices. The people of Scotland were to reduce their diets and banqueting. Prices were set for wild birds and rabbits, swans would be 5 shillings, plovers 5 pence. River birds including herons and ducks were to be caught by hawking. It was forbidden to shoot deer or birds for
208-565: A large army to expel the English from Langholm and the surrounding area. He had a banner made from taffeta decorated with gold foil and colours, and another banner for his trumpeter. Horses dragged the artillery and carts laden with cannonballs and tents out of Edinburgh Castle. The guns were dragged toward Langholm with oxen. Arran had an armoured " jack " covered with purple taffeta, then changed his mind, choosing purple velvet. A Scottish spy, David Maitland, who signed himself "Ye Wait Quha" wrote of
260-725: A pro- French policy. He reluctantly agreed to Mary's marriage to Francis , eldest son of King Henry II of France , and was rewarded by Henry by being made Duke of Châtellerault in 1549. During the Scottish Reformation , Châtellerault joined the Protestant Lords of the Congregation to oppose the regency of Mary of Guise , and lost his French dukedom as a result. James Hamilton was born about 1519 in Hamilton in Lanarkshire . He
312-522: Is a 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. The house was saved from demolition in 1936 when 16th-century mural paintings were discovered, and it is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland . The house now consists of a symmetrical mansion built in 1677 on the remains of an earlier 16th- or 15th-century tower house , with two rows of gunloops for early cannon still visible. A smaller east wing, of
364-644: Is now called the Arbour Room. The other room has scenes from the Parable of the Good Samaritan , Lucretia , Saint Jerome and Mary Magdalene . The original use of this suite of rooms is unknown, although they were probably the principal bed chambers. The subjects of these paintings allude to the Power of Women , perhaps a political reference to Mary of Guise, Mary Queen of Scots and the two Tudor Queens of England. The house
416-426: Is now concealed under the floor of the east wing. At this time John Scrimgeour of Myres was royal master of work or architect, while Dean John Sclater was master of work at Hamilton and possibly Arran's other houses. The 16th-century painted interior decoration and a stone armorial carry Arran's ducal coronet, and the collar of the Order of Saint Michael , French honours he received in 1548. An armorial stone has
468-511: Is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The house is reportedly haunted by a White Lady, believed to be the ghost of Lady Alice who killed herself by leaping from the building in the 17th century to escape her cruel husband. Lady Alice or Ailie was traditionally supposed to haunt the nearby glen of the Gil Burn. The ghost story was recorded by Maria Edgeworth in June 1823. She observed that
520-604: The Duke of Guise with a gift of horses and gunpowder. The visit was controversial because Paul was known to have been involved in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre . (Some sources say Paul was received at Dalkeith Palace ) The Earl of Arran's enemies alleged that he and the Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox frequented Kinneil and Dalkeith with their unsuitable companions. After the Raid of Ruthven ,
572-673: The Scottish Reformation Châtellerault continued to support Mary of Guise. He faced a Protestant army with the French commander at Cupar Muir in June 1559. He changed his allegiance in August 1559, joining the Protestant Lords of the Congregation to oppose the regency of Mary of Guise, and lost his French dukedom as a result. In order to discredit him with the English government a letter was forged by his enemies, in which Châtellerault declared his allegiance to Francis II of France, but
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#1732855969613624-708: The Bruce in 1323. A charter of 1474 mentions the castle of "Kynneil called Craig Lyown", lands to be reclaimed from the sea, and saltpans which added to the estate income. The Castle of Lyon may have been near the sea at Snab Brae, and is remembered by the name of Castleloan housing estate. There was a deer park at Kinneil from an early date, and in November 1503 James IV sent a man to bring deer nets from Kinneil to Falkland Palace . James IV came to Kinniel in July 1508 to see Lord Hamilton's horses. Parts of an older castle, which replaced
676-630: The Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle . In October 1641 the Earl of Argyll , Marquess of Hamilton and Earl of Lanark were forced to flee from Edinburgh to Kinneil due to a conspiracy known as the Incident . They were said to be 10 miles from Edinburgh, at "Lady Marquises Hamilton mothers". When Anne Cunningham died in 1644, she left Kinneil with its new tapestries and the furnishings she had made to her son, James, 1st Duke of Hamilton . She had laboured to make
728-528: The Earl of Arran was confined at Kinneil. When the Ruthven regime collapsed, James VI came to banquet at Kinneil with Arran on 11 November 1583. On 14 November, Ludovic Stewart son of the King's favourite Esmé Stewart arrived from France at Leith and was taken to Kinneil to meet the King. In April 1584 the captive Earl of Gowrie was brought to Kinneil from Edinburgh by Colonel William Stewart . He stayed five days and
780-404: The Earl of Arran, who suffered from mental ill health, escaped from his worried father and bedchamber at Kinneil using sheets as a rope. The drop was 30 fathoms . He made his way to Falkland Palace to speak with the queen and reveal the plot. Some, like William Douglas of Lochleven , thought he was motivated by his friendship for Lord James. The incident was described in a chronicle: "And upon
832-483: The English ambassador, Ralph Sadler , that: "if there be any motion now to take the Governor from his state, and to bring the government of this realm to the king of England, I assure you it is impossible to be done at this time. For, there is not so little a boy but that he will hurl stones against it, and the wives will handle their distaffs, and the commons universally will rather die in it, yea, and many noblemen and all
884-545: The Hamilton motto, the woodsman's cry, "Through!", and the arms of his wife, Margaret Douglas, with her motto "Lock Sickar", meaning secure or steadfast. The stone was formerly set on the north pavilion of the main block, and is now displayed with other carved stones in a cellar. One of the painted rooms has decoration that evokes verdure tapestry with vignettes of Samson and Delilah , Abraham and Isaac , and David and Bathsheba and The Temptation of St. Anthony ; this vaulted room
936-678: The battlefield. He nevertheless held onto the regency and continued to lead forces against the occupying troops. For two weeks in February 1548, Arran led a campaign in Teviotdale with Monsieur d'Essé to recapture Ferniehirst Castle and punish borderers. He held discussions at Jedburgh with Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon over the site and financing of a new fort. Arran reluctantly agreed in July 1548 to Mary's marriage to Francis , eldest son of King Henry II of France . Henry II rewarded him by making him Duke of Châtellerault on 8 February 1549 and
988-478: The body of the house is". But family use of the house declined, as income from the mines and port increased. In the late 18th century, Dr John Roebuck , founder of the Carron Iron Works lived at Kinneil House, during which time the engineer James Watt worked at perfecting his steam engine, in a cottage adjacent to the house. Between 1809 and 1828 the 9th Duke gave the philosopher Dugald Stewart use of
1040-489: The building was "an old but white-washed castle-mansion", this being the traditional Scottish lime harling that can still be seen in patches today. Her host Helen D'Arcy Stewart told her about "Lady Lilyburn" who flutters on top of the castle and leaps into the sea, or stomps around the house in boots frightening the maids. Alice's name "Lilyburn" seems to derive from a Commonwealth soldier, Colonel Robert Lilburne , who briefly possessed some Hamilton lands. Historically it
1092-639: The castle at the Snab may be incorporated in the present building. James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran died at Kinneil in 1529, but wished to be buried at Hamilton . The presence of the former parish church close to the west of the palace across a narrow ravine suggests the early use of the site. The church is now a roofless ruin. The west gable survives. One of its bells is preserved in the nearby Kinneil Museum and has an inscription "EN KATHARINA VOCOR UT PER ME VIRGINIS ALME", which may be translated as "I AM CALLED KATHARINE, AND THROUGH ME, OF THE VIRGIN MARY, ARE ..." Perhaps
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#17328559696131144-574: The children of the immediate royal family proved to be short-lived, so on the death of King James V on 14 December 1542 at only 30, the Earl of Arran stood next in line to the Scottish throne after the king's six-day-old daughter Mary, Queen of Scots , for whom Arran was appointed Governor and Protector of Scotland . In 1543, supporters of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox , challenged Arran's claim and legitimacy by suggesting that his father's divorce and second marriage were invalid. Initially, Arran
1196-454: The clergy be fully against it." In September 1543 Arran turned around. He secretly met Cardinal Beaton at Callendar House and reconciled himself with his former enemy. Shortly after he became Catholic and joined the pro-French faction. Around this time Friar Mark Hamilton wrote a history of the Hamilton family. A seven-year war with England now called the Rough Wooing followed, which
1248-586: The coal mines and salt pans profitable and urged him to employ faithful servants and never put it out of his own hand. The main house was rebuilt by William Douglas, 3rd Duke of Hamilton in 1677 with a uniform facade and a pair of stone staircases at the ends. He sent his plans to help William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry with his building works, which included Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire and Queensberry House in Edinburgh. An inventory of 1688 gives
1300-666: The copper alloy harness fitting is available online. A fine leather shoe from the fortlet has also been digitally reconstructed. A single Roman coin was also found. In 2018, nine trenches were opened at Kinneil. These revealed the remains of a metalled surface, well preserved in one trench, which were possibly part of the Military Way. 56°00′26″N 3°38′03″W / 56.0071°N 3.6342°W / 56.0071; -3.6342 James Hamilton, Duke of Ch%C3%A2tellerault James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Châtellerault, 2nd Earl of Arran ( c. 1519 – 22 January 1575),
1352-483: The guest of John Hamilton , Commendator of Arbroath . He played at the "maye", possibly the card-game "maw" now called " Forty-fives " or a long game resembling a form of Whist , with his English courtier, Roger Aston . He told Aston that the more he did to please Elizabeth the less regard she had of him. The Earl of Huntly , the Earl of Crawford and the Chancellor, John Maitland , were present. Elsewhere, James VI
1404-574: The house. By 1936 the Hamiltons had abandoned the house, and Bo'ness Town Council were demolishing it when Stanley Cursitor , director of the National Galleries of Scotland , heard that wall paintings had been discovered. The Ministry of Works quickly secured the wing with the paintings, and recovered the oak ribbed ceiling of the Parable Room. The paintings were restored, and the whole building
1456-698: The inscription was completed on a second bell. A large stone cross from the church is kept with the palace. The east wing of the surviving building, and perhaps the earlier tower with wide-mouthed gunloops, was built by James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (c.1516–1575). He was the Governor or Regent of Scotland on the death of James V of Scotland . Coal was shipped from Kinneil to Leith for Edinburgh Castle, and timber for repairing Arran's chamber at "Craig Lyon" came from Leith in May 1545. Arran's wife, Margaret Douglas , came to Kinneil in December 1546. Arran stayed with her during
1508-426: The king gave their estates and titles to James Stewart . The new Earl gifted a site for a new salt pan at Bo'ness to one of his servants, James Quhyte or White. Arran often resided at Kinneil until after his own fall in the autumn of 1585, when he remained at Kinneil under house-arrest, and for a time Kinneil was called Arran House. James VI of Scotland stayed in May 1582, to receive an envoy, Signor Paul, sent by
1560-495: The lands after the assassination of Regent Moray at Linlithgow by a Hamilton . Lennox was assisted by an English force commanded by William Drury and they also burnt houses at Pardovan, Binny , and Kingscavil . James VI reduced the power of the Hamiltons by military force in 1579, and the Duke's wife, Margaret Douglas, and daughter Jean Hamilton, Countess of Eglinton , were brought to Kinneil from Craignethan Castle . In 1581
1612-417: The last week in February 1547. Some payments for building at Kinneil were recorded in the royal treasurer's accounts; timber for roofing, floors and panelling was sent by boat from Leith in 1549 and 1550 to complete one section. Around this time Friar Mark composed a "History of the Hamiltons" for Regent Arran which connects his heraldry to an incident at Kinneil or "Borough Muir". The garden or "yaird"
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1664-473: The mid 16th century, contains the two painted rooms. The house is protected as a Category A listed building . It sits within a public park, which also incorporates a section of the Roman Antonine Wall and the only example of an Antonine fortlet with visible remains. The lands of Kinneil with Larbert and Auldcathy were given to Walter Fitz Gilbert , an ancestor of the Hamilton family, by Robert
1716-410: The names of rooms in the now gutted main house. The front door opened into a Laich Hall, and a grand stair to the south led to the dining room above. A similar arrangement can still be seen at the contemporary Argyll's Lodging , Stirling. In 1700 the new Duchess of Hamilton, Elizabeth Gerard, came to stay at Kinneil. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton ordered that the "two pavilions be whitened, as
1768-546: The plot was exposed. On 27 February 1560, he agreed to the Treaty of Berwick with Queen Elizabeth I of England, which placed Scotland under English protection. After the death of Mary of Guise on 15 June 1560, Châtellerault persuaded the Parliament of Scotland to back a plan to marry his son James to Elizabeth I, and then after the death of Francis II on 5 December 1560, he attempted, without success, to arrange for James to marry
1820-436: The preparations to Thomas Wharton , that it was "the starkest host and the monest, and with the best order that wes sen Flodwn", that is, "the strongest host and most numerous, in the best order since Flodden." In September 1547 Arran assembled a large Scottish army to resist an English invasion led by Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset but was defeated at the battle of Pinkie . He was forced to abandon some of his clothes at
1872-468: The table with "half hag or culverin or pistolate". These acts were ratified by Parliament. In 1554, Châtellerault, as he was now, surrendered the regency to Mary of Guise, and was appointed her lieutenant in Scotland. He gave up the regency on the condition that he would be Queen Mary's heir if she died childless. The Scottish succession, however, had been secretly promised to France. In the first months of
1924-460: The title Kinneil . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kinneil&oldid=601215976 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kinneil House Kinneil House
1976-499: The wall base. These were partially destroyed with only one kerbstone still remaining. In the 1970s a Roman fortlet was located and two timber buildings. A short section of the Antonine rampart has been reconstructed. Kinneil has the only visible example of an Antonine fortlet available today. Among the finds at the site a Roman horse harness loop was found. A digital reconstruction of the fortlet has been created. A detailed video of
2028-408: The widow of Robert Livingstone of Easter Wemyss, and the second wife of the 1st Earl of Arran. Both parents were Scottish. They had married in 1516. In 1529 he succeeded his father as Earl of Arran while still a minor. He was made a ward of James Hamilton of Finnart , his illegitimate elder half-brother. In 1532 Lord Arran married Margaret Douglas , who was about ten years older than him. She
2080-539: The xxix of Merche 1562, my lord of Arrane came furth of the palice of Kynneill, on ane fransy in the nycht, at ane heich wyndo, and past to the quenis grace at Falkland". After the Battle of Corrichie in October 1562, Arran's father, the Duke of Châtellerault was the reluctant keeper of George Gordon at Kinneil, the forfeited heir of the Earl of Huntly . Regent Lennox damaged the house in May 1570 with gunpowder and spoiled
2132-449: The young widowed Queen Mary. However, Mary married Lord Darnley in 1565. In 1566 Châtellerault withdrew to his estates in France, where he made vain attempts to regain his confiscated duchy. In 1569, he returned to Scotland in support of Mary but was imprisoned by Murray who assembled a parliament and had him declared a traitor. Murray was assassinated on 23 January 1570 while Châtellerault
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2184-732: Was a Protestant and a member of the pro-English party. In 1543 he helped to negotiate the marriage of the young Queen Mary to Edward , son of King Henry VIII of England, who had broken with Rome . In the same year, he authorised the translation and reading of the Bible in the vernacular . On 27 January 1543 he arrested Cardinal Beaton , who favoured the Auld Alliance . Beaton was imprisoned at Dalkeith Palace and then Blackness Castle . However, Henry VIII doubted Arran's commitment to English policy and wanted him deposed. On 18 March 1543, Sir George Douglas of Pittendreich , brother of Lord Angus , told
2236-542: Was a Scottish nobleman and head of the House of Hamilton . A great-grandson of King James II of Scotland , he was heir presumptive to the Scottish throne (1536–1540, 1541–1542, 1542–1566 and 1567–1575). Arran was Regent of Scotland during the minority of Mary, Queen of Scots from 1543 to 1554, when he lost the regency to Mary of Guise . At first pro- English and Protestant , he converted to Catholicism in 1543 and supported
2288-633: Was a daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton , and Catherine Stewart, herself a natural daughter of James IV . The marriage was arranged by James Hamilton of Finnart. Margaret Douglas was given the house and lands of Kinneil House for her lifetime should her husband die before her. James Hamilton of Finnart paid Morton 4,000 marks as part of the marriage settlement. James and Margaret had five sons: — and four daughters: In 1544 Arran tried to divorce his wife. She seemed to have been suffering of poor mental health. Significantly two of their sons, James and Claud, later became insane. An inventory of
2340-624: Was declared on 20 December 1543, and signed by Arran the following month. The declaration of war was brought by Henry Ray to give to the Parliament of Scotland . Arran replied that the parliament was dissolved, and so he thought it expedient not to answer Henry VIII on the points raised at the time. In 1544 an attempt was made to transfer the regency from him to Mary of Guise , Queen Mary's mother, but Arran fortified Edinburgh and her forces retired. However, in March 1545 he agreed to abandon some of his responsibilities to her. In June 1547 Arran gathered
2392-504: Was empty on 4 February 1560 when French troops led by d'Oysel attacked and burnt it. In 1562 James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell came to Kinneil to make his peace with James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran . It was said that Bothwell proposed they kidnap Mary, Queen of Scots and imprison her in Dumbarton Castle and kill her half-brother Lord James Stewart and her secretary William Maitland of Lethington . A few day later, on Easter Day,
2444-509: Was improved for the Spring of 1553, by planting hedges, marjoram , and lettuce. Trees were brought from Fife and Strathearn . In September 1553, Arran gave a gift of 44 shillings to masons laying the foundation stones of another part of the Palace. One of the masons was Thomas Bargany, who was given tips called " drinksilver " and a bonus of £12 Scots to buy clothes. The well for the house or castle
2496-419: Was recorded playing other card and dice games, including "mont" and "mumchance". The Arbour Room was redecorated c.1620 for James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton and his wife Ann Cunningham and the "shakefork" and rabbit supporters of Cunningham heraldry can still be seen. This painting was almost certainly the work of Valentine Jenkin , described as an Englishman, a burgess of Glasgow and painter of
2548-403: Was still in prison. Nevertheless, Châtellerault was rumoured to have been an accomplice in the regent's murder. Châtellerault was released from prison on 20 April 1570. In 1573 he gave up his support for Mary and recognised Mary's infant son James VI as king. Châtellerault died at Hamilton on 22 January 1575. He was succeeded by his eldest son James as the 3rd Earl of Arran. However, as James
2600-421: Was the eldest legitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran by his second wife, Janet Beaton (or Bethune). His paternal grandmother, Mary , was the eldest daughter of King James II . His father's family descended from Walter FitzGilbert , the founder of the House of Hamilton , who had received the barony of Cadzow from Robert the Bruce . James's mother was the daughter of Sir David Beaton of Crich,
2652-403: Was then taken to Stirling for trial and beheaded. James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran returned to Kinneil House for a time in 1585. A messenger brought him a legal summons raised by John Kincaid of Warriston . The messenger saw the Earl on the "green of Kinneil" on 5 September, but was not allowed to speak to him in person. King James VI held court at Kinneil again at Christmas-time in 1588 as
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#17328559696132704-592: Was thought that there may have been a Roman Fort near Kinneil House. Sir George Macdonald speculated about a fortlet near the house. In July 1961 two sites in Bo’ness were excavated. This followed on from previous excavations carried out in 1960 which were sponsored by the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments, Ministry of Public Building and Works. The first site was located in a field near Kinneil House. The excavation revealed laid firestone blocks which once formed part of
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