Editing Bo'ness (section)

==Economy and landmarks==
[[File:Hippodrome, Bo'ness.jpg|thumb|left|Bo'ness Hippodrome]]
Ballantine Bo'ness Iron Company and Ballantine Engineering is an [[ironworks]] company in Bo’ness. The company was founded in 1856 and has produced ironworks for [[bridges]] in the UK, including the fascia panels of [[Westminster Bridge]] and [[North Bridge, Edinburgh|North Bridge]] in Edinburgh. The company went into administration in 2013 but was revived with government support as ‘Ballantine Castings’ in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-24144354 |title=Buyer sought after Ballantine Bo'ness ironworks folds |date=18 September 2013 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27442160 |title=Bo'ness ironworks revived by family firm |date=16 May 2014 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> In 2019, the company produced ironwork replacements for the roof of the [[Palace of Westminster]] and [[Big Ben|Elizabeth Tower]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17437525.time-marching-boness-factory-breaking-industry-mould/ |title=Time marching on for Bo'ness factory breaking industry mould |publisher=The Herald |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> Other industry in the town includes Walker [[Lumber yard|timberyard]] and [[sawmill]] which is in Bo'ness beside the Forth on the Carriden Industrial Estate.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://walkertimberengineering.com/|title=Home Page |publisher=Walker Timber Engineering |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>

One of the main local employers is the [[Ineos]] petrochemical facility (formerly BP) in nearby [[Grangemouth]].

[[Kinneil House]] is a historic house to the west of Bo'ness now in the care of Historic Scotland. It sits within a public park, which also incorporates a section of the Roman Antonine Wall. Kinneil was mentioned by [[Bede]], who wrote that it was named ''Pennfahel'' ('Wall's end') in [[Pictish language|Pictish]] and ''Penneltun'' in [[Old English language|Old English]]. It was also Pengwawl in old Welsh. In the grounds of Kinneil House is the ruin of the small cottage where [[James Watt (inventor)|James Watt]] worked on his experimental [[steam engine]] and the steam cylinder of a [[Newcomen engine]].<ref>Old Bo'ness by Alex F. Young {{ISBN|978-1-84033-482-1}}</ref> The remains of an engine house are in Kinningars Park, off Harbour Road.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-22336-bridgeness-kinningars-park-dovecot-includ |title=Bridgeness, Kinningars Park Dovecot Including Wall and Capped Pit Shaft, Grangepans |access-date=2011-10-29}}</ref>

Dymock's Building is a [[Listed buildings in Scotland|Category A]] listed 17th century former merchant's house, finished in orange [[Harling (wall finish)|harling]].<ref name=CanmoreDymock>{{Canmore |num=141787 |desc=Bo'ness, Dymock's Buildings |access-date=26 April 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref name=DymockHES>{{Historic Environment Scotland |num=LB22379 |desc=49 North Street, Dymock's Buildings with Scotland's Close Warehouse and Service Court |access-date=26 April 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> The house was restored in the late 1990s under the management of the [[National Trust for Scotland]] and the Pollock Hammond partnership.<ref name=CanmoreDymock/> It is now used as [[Public housing|social housing]], being split into 8 separate dwellings.<ref name=DymockHES/>