EHG5956 - Desk-based assessment - proposed Pentland offshore wind farm

A desk-based assessment was undertaken by ORCA and SULA Diving in 2022 to assess the potential marine historic environment impacts of a proposed offshore windfarm approximately 9km off the coast of Dounreay. It was intended that the technical baseline assessment would identify any marine sites of archaeological or historical significance that might be affected by the proposed development and to inform an Environmental Statement. The assessment included a review of the potential cumulative impacts with other relevant projects, and an assessment of the potential impacts on the setting of onshore historic environment assets by the offshore development. No sensitive historic environment receptors within the Offshore Study Area were identified from the baseline characterisation studies described above. The potential for unknown assets is considered Low to Negligible. However, there are sensitive historic environment receptors within the Setting Study Area, which is focussed on the potential impacts of the offshore development on onshore assets. <1> The onshore aspects of the project were also assessed (see EHG4795).