The ruins of this old parish church are situated a few yards to the west
of the ancient mansion house of Kinneil, near Bo’ness. The church
[Illustration: FIG. 1555.--Kinneil Church.]
was abandoned about 1636, at which time a new one was built at Bo’ness,
about one mile distant. What remains of the old church is the west wall,
crowned with a double belfry (Fig. 1555), and the returns of the side
walls. The end wall measures 26 feet wide outside, and is 3 feet 9
inches thick. The length of the church cannot now be traced, but there
are indications of buildings at a distance eastwards of about 64
feet.[241] From indications on the north side of the church, there
appear to have been some attached buildings. The ruins are quite
overgrown with ivy, and nothing definite can be said further regarding
them.