Up to £400,000 is to be invested to redevelop the Kilmartin Museum in Argyll and Bute.

The council's Policy and Resources Committee agreed to provide the capital grant towards the £6.7 million project, which will see the archaeological museum transformed to provide more space to curate its expanding collection.

Further applications for funding have been submitted to a number of other organisations, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, and it is expected to be confirmed during the spring 2018 whether these have been successful.

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Council Leader Aileen Morton said: "Kilmartin Glen and Museum are incredibly important to Argyll and Bute and the wider area attracting visitors from all over the world and it offers archaeology and landscape interpretation, investigations, heritage and cultural activity.

"Members of the committee recognised that this is a challenging project and there is still considerable work to be done to secure all the necessary funding which includes a substantial financial contribution from the council.

"We are also happy to continue to support the museum in helping it access other sources of funding to provide a world-class facility."

Image credit: Kilmartin Museum.

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