EHG5994 - Watching brief - test pits, West of Orkney Wind Farm onshore investigations

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ORCA

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Nov-Dec 2022

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A watching brief was undertaken by Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA Archaeology) in 2022 during the groundworks for geotechnical investigations in advance of the construction of an electricity converter station at Spittal, Caithness. All ground-breaking works associated with the project were monitored and a total of 41 trial pits were excavated, though Trial Pits 10 (TP 10) and 15 (TP 15) were not excavated in this scheme of works. No deposits or features of archaeological significance were encountered. The deposits encountered predominantly represented modern (C20) agricultural activity and improvement. The watching brief also identified areas with greater potential for the preservation of archaeological features, in less intensively improved areas of land. <1>

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<1>XY SHG29334 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Kerr, K.. 2023. West of Orkney Windfarm Onshore Site Investigation, Caithness: Watching Brief Data Structure Report , Caithness:. ORCA. 22/02/2022. Digital. [Mapped features: #13032 ; #13033 TP 01, ; #13034 TP 02, ; #13035 TP 03, ; #13036 TP 04, ; #13037 TP 05, ; #13038 TP 06, ; #13039 TP 07, ; #13040 TP 08, ; #13041 TP 09, ; #13042 TP 11, ; #13043 TP 12, ; #13044 TP 13, ; #13045 TP 14, ; #13046 TP 16, ; #13047 TP 17, ; #13048 TP 18, ; #13049 TP 19, ; #13050 TP 20, ; #13051 TP 21, ; #13052 TP 22, ; #13053 TP 23, ; #13054 TP 24, ; #13055 TP 25, ; #13056 TP 26, ; #13057 TP 27, ; #13058 TP 28, ; #13059 TP 29, ; #13060 TP 30, ; #13061 TP 31, ; #13062 TP 32, ; #13063 TP 33, ; #13064 TP 34, ; #13065 TP 35, ; #13066 TP 36, ; #13067 TP 37, ; #13068 TP 38, ; #13069 TP 39, ; #13070 TP 40, ; #13071 TP 41, ; #13072 TP 43, ; #13073 TP 43, ; #13074 Trial pits, ]

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Location	Caithness
Grid reference	Centred ND 0827 6277 (14886m by 15406m) (43 map features)
Map sheet	ND06SE
Operational Area	CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish	HALKIRK
Civil Parish	REAY
Civil Parish	THURSO
Civil Parish	WATTEN
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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Feb 22 2023 10:55AM

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