{"id":514,"date":"2018-03-09T16:46:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T16:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castlestudiestrust.org\/blog\/?p=514"},"modified":"2018-03-10T17:23:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T17:23:36","slug":"the-six-projects-were-funding-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/castlestudiestrust.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/09\/the-six-projects-were-funding-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The six projects we’re funding this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 15 high quality applications we had to choose which ones we could fund. It certainly wasn’t an easy decision, but we have managed to support six different projects\u00a0\u2013 the most we’ve supported in a single year \u2013 with a total of \u00a322,000. You can learn more below, and if you would like to hear about the results when they are ready be sure to sign up to our newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Photo by David Hitchborne, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bolingbroke Castle was built by the Earl of Chester in the 1220s and Henry IV was born here in 1367. It is unclear how the Rout Yard and Dewy Hill were used, so Heritage Lincolnshire will carry out geophysical surveys at the castle to find out more about the site.<\/p>\n

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Photo by ‘Jez<\/a>‘, licensed CC BY-SA-NC-ND 2.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Founded in 1093, Pembroke is the oldest castle out of this year’s projects. Rebuilt by William Marshall, one of the most famous knight of his age, the castle was also the birthplace of Henry VII.\u00a0Neil Ludlow and James Meek’s project will excavate in the outer ward to find out more about a late medieval hall. We also funded a geophysical survey at the castle in 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dig It!, castles of southern Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\n

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With funding from the Castle Studies Trust Dig It! will be producing a series of eight videos exploring castles in southern Scotland, and sharing them with an online audience. By making it easier to access information about these important historic sites through YouTube and Wikipedia the project aims to inspire the next generation of castle enthusiasts!<\/p>\n

Keith Marischal, East Lothian, Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\n