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Kennedy-Fitzgerald Architects in Belfast have been selected to design a replacement roof for the Great Tower at Carrickfergus Castle in Co Antrim.
The roof will be an historically-appropriate timber A-frame 'butt-purlin', which will be made in an authentic traditional manner by a scribe woodwright.
It will replace a leaking flat roof, which was put into the castle in the 1930s.
The announcement was made by Environment Minister Mark H Durkan.
He said: "This project is one that really demonstrates how important our built and archaeological heritage is to our local economy. It is a major attraction for visitors from all over the world as well as closer to home. It is a project that also underlines the importance of specialist construction skills, especially craft conservation skills that are needed to conserve our unique heritage sites and buildings."
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