M U S E U M S | D E AN CAST L E
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most up-to-date information.
East Ayrshire Council, supported by East
Ayrshire Leisure, were recently awarded
£1.5M from Heritage Lottery Fund towards
the restoration and modernisation of Dean
Castle.
The project, due to run between 2017
and 2020, has a total cost of £5.2M, with
funding of £500K also secured from Historic
Environment Scotland, and the remainder
coming from East Ayrshire Council. The
funding will allow essential stonework
DEAN CASTLE COUNTRY PARK
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ALL YEAR ROUND.
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restoration to the external fabric of the
castle buildings to be carried out, alongside
the internal modernisation and redisplay of
our world-class museum collections and
exhibition areas.
The funding will also support a range of
apprenticeship and learning programmes
around the stonework restoration and
collection conservation aspects of the
project. Alongside the £3.4M awarded
from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2015 to
develop the Dean Castle Country Park, the
aim is to create a fully integrated, five-star
visitor attraction that encourages many
more people to visit the Castle to enjoy and
learn from its fascinating heritage, bringing
economic benefit to the area.
Throughout the summer you can see some
of the plans for the redevelopments on
display in the Banqueting Hall, and you can
have your say on what you might like to
see and do in the Castle in the future. You
can also find out how to get involved in the
project – from volunteering and internship
opportunities, to museum collections
workshops and talks, and specialist visits for
you and your groups.
eastayrshireleisure.com