Services                                                    

RoCAS provides a wide variety of services to commercial, 

community and private sectors.

We are highly skilled in GIS technology and provide

clients with professional quality plans, reports and data

which can be integrated into planning and designs.   In

particular, our use of GIS-based technology for

walkover survey (working with West Coast

Archaeological Services)  was highlighted at the Highland

Archaeology Conference 2011 and features in one of Forest Commission Scotland's best practice guides. 

We also maintain excellent relationships with many archaeological specialists in a variety of fields.

Contract / development projects

Archaeological walkover survey  -  Conducted to identify and record all visible

archaeological features within a defined survey area, often ahead of forestry work, woodland

regeneration or development work (wind farms, road construction, utilities work).

Archaeological Evaluation - Field evaluation allows the nature and extent of any potential

archaeological features to be established by opening a number of sample trenches across an

application area prior to development.  This enables an assessment of their importance to be

made and mitigation measures to be proposed prior to determination of a planning application.

Watching brief -  A watching brief allows the nature and extent of any potential archaeological

features within the entire development area to be established prior to damage or destruction by

development and to propose arrangements for their safeguarding when possible.

Excavation  -  Excavation, the careful exposure, processing and recording of archaeological

remains, is required on sites where features are identified.  Research-based projects often involve

targetted excavation of specific sites or areas.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -  GIS is used in the field and at the desk.  It

increases our ability to map and record data on a site.  This allows for immediate access to the

data collected for analysis and visualization as an isolated study and for incorporation with other

relevant data sources to help understand a site and its findings better.

Community Projects 

Community projects  allow us to connect  and  share our passion for archaeology with community members of

all ages.  This can include community excavations, design of heritage trails, training and talks.

Collaboration/consultancy  

We are currently working in close association with West Coast Archaeological Services and Highland Ecology

and Development Ltd.   We provide consultancy to businesses, developers, community groups and local

communities.                                                                             

Educational outreach

We also carry out educational outreach to schools and

community groups research projects and provide consultancy on

heritage and archaeology projects.