A multimillion-pound project to transform a disused former military railway building in Stirling is facing delays.

The £8.9m Engine Shed project was due to be finished in June but contractors have said it will now not be complete until the beginning of 2017.

Adverse weather, challenges with the building site and the build itself have all caused setbacks.

It is hoped the facility will be a world-leading conservation hub and Scotland's national centre for the teaching of traditional building skills.

A Historic Environment Scotland spokesman said: "Due to a number of factors including adverse weather conditions, coupled with the initial challenges the Forthside site presented and the uniqueness of the build itself, the contractor, Esh Border Construction, advised that they could no longer meet the June 2016 target.

"Whilst measures were put in place to mitigate against this, gains in the overall programme could not be realised.

"However, we are working closely with the contractor, who has rescheduled works with the aim to complete construction by the end of the year.

"We are working towards the Engine Shed being fully operational and open to the public by spring 2017."

Located between the train station and the River Forth, the centre is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Scottish Government's Young Scots Fund, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Historic Environment Scotland.

The centre will bring together of cutting-edge conservation science, digital documentation work and innovation practices with centuries-old skills and traditions, helping demonstrate the important role that these contemporary and traditional practices play in the future of building conservation.