EHG3194 - Desk-based assessment and walkover survey - Halsary Windfarm

An assessment of the cultural heritage, including a DBA and a walkover survey, was conducted by CFA Archaeology for Scottish Power Renewables, for an area proposed for a wind farm at Halsary in 2008. Eight sites lay within the application area, two of which were Scheduled Monuments and four of which were newly identified sites. Proposals to mitigate the impact were made. The predicted visual impact of the wind farm on the heritage resource was also assessed. Site locations were recorded using a Differential Global Positioning System and were accurate to less than 1m. No detailed survey was undertaken within the afforested area due to the dense, impenetrable nature of the plantation woodland, although known sites were visited wherever possible. <1> A partial re-assessment of the cultural heritage chapter was carried out in 2012, although no new fieldwork was undertaken. The re-assessment was issued as a chapter within an ES addendum document. <2>