EHG5599 - Aerial photo rectfication and transcription - Proposed A96 dualling Inverness-Nairn

Transcription of rectified aerial photography to investigate the potential for buried archaeological remains between Inverness and Nairn, Highland as part of the cultural heritage assessment works for the A96 Dualling Inverness to Nairn (including Nairn Bypass) project was undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group in 2016. The search area largely followed the preferred route of the A96 between Inverness and Nairn, with a 250m study area. This search area was examined for imagery held by Canmore, formerly the online depository for the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), now part of Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and oblique and vertical aerial photographs held formerly by the RCAHMS Commission of Aerial Photography (NCAP), now HES NCAP at John Sinclair House, Edinburgh. Imagery covering as much of the study area as possible was selected and purchased from HES. These images were georeferenced using ESRI ArcMap 10.2.2 and archaeological features, possible features and geological features were digitised, referencing Ordnance Survey MasterMap, as polygons. The transcription aims to inform the assessment of potential for buried archaeology to be encountered during road construction works around the A96. <1>