LISTEN: Hunt For WW2 Explosives At Elgin Estate
Work to scan the Pinefield site will start next week.
Survey work is to be carried out in an Elgin housing estate built on the site of a former military camp.
The work, which will take place during the week beginning March 2, will focus on amenity ground within the Pinefield housing estate at the east end of the town.
The geophysical survey will be carried out by specialist contractors on behalf of Moray Council's contaminated land section and will check for the presence of unexploded ordnance.
MFR Reporter Derek Ferguson speaks with head of development for Moray Council Jim Grant about the survey...
A council spokesman said: "A Second World War aerial photograph of the former Pinefield Barracks shows several military defensive trenches on what is now amenity ground within the Pinefield housing estate.
"The object of the investigation is to rule out any risk to the public from the possible presence of ordnance.
"Although the likelihood of finding any ordnance is thought to be low, it is a precautionary survey to ensure the risk is minimised."
The survey work is expected to take several days.