EHG6171 - DBA and heritage assessment - proposed Uig Harbour redevelopment

A desk-based assessment and herirage assessment was undertaken by AECOM in 2018 ahead of proposals for the enlargement and redevelopment of the ferry port at Uig Harbour. The work was commissioned to help inform an Environmental Assessment to be submitted to the planning authority. The assessment identified that there would not be any significant effects on cultural heritage as a result of the proposed scheme. It was considered that a staged programme of archaeological investigation (geoarchaeological survey and assessment) would be undertaken to determine the palaeoenvironmental potential of peaty deposits and organic sediments found during initial ground investigations. The scope of the investigation would be agreed with relevant stakeholders prior to construction commencing, and may include: an initial survey including a geoarchaeological assessment (drilling and recovery of a suitable core from peaty deposits to determine dates for the start and end of the peat formation, and if appropriate, an assessment of the preservation and content of the core). The results of the geoarchaeological investigation would inform detailed measures such as scientific dating and analysis, to mitigate impacts arising from the proposed development. The recovery of cores for geoarchaeological assessment and potential analysis could be recovered during geotechnical site investigation. <1>