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Metadata: 2014, Wessex Archaeology, Kentish Flats Extension, Written Scheme of Investigation and Geophysical Assessment
Abstract:
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd to carry out a geophysical assessment of parts of the proposed Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm Extension. The Study Area comprises a 250m buffer zone around the proposed infield and export cable routes and the turbine locations. The geophysical data were acquired by EGS International Ltd between 21st March 2014 and 23rd June 2014. Sidescan sonar, magnetometer and multibeam bathymetry data were assessed across the entire Study Area. A review was also carried out of 25% of the sub-bottom profiler data for the north-south section of the export cable corridor. A total of 202 seabed features of potential archaeological interest were interpreted across the Study Area. No features of high archaeological potential were identified and no Archaeological Exclusion Zones have been implemented. In addition, 26 palaeogeographic features of possible archaeological potential have been identified. These include three distinct areas of palaeochannels (and their associated overbank deposits where present) which are interpreted as possibly being part of the old Thames-Medway river system. These features have the potential to contain both in situ and derived archaeological artefacts of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic date along with palaeoenvironmental material and are interpreted as being of high archaeological potential.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19112 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 2014, Wessex Archaeology, Kentish Flats Extension, Written Scheme of Investigation and Geophysical Assessment |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Written Scheme of Investigation and Geophysical Assessment |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 45cdc70b-1446-4588-a13c-fc2af6becb45 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-841 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2014-03-21 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2014-06-22 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | asNeeded |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd to carry out a geophysical assessment of parts of the proposed Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm Extension. The Study Area comprises a 250m buffer zone around the proposed infield and export cable routes and the turbine locations. The geophysical data were acquired by EGS International Ltd between 21st March 2014 and 23rd June 2014. Sidescan sonar, magnetometer and multibeam bathymetry data were assessed across the entire Study Area. A review was also carried out of 25% of the sub-bottom profiler data for the north-south section of the export cable corridor. A total of 202 seabed features of potential archaeological interest were interpreted across the Study Area. No features of high archaeological potential were identified and no Archaeological Exclusion Zones have been implemented. In addition, 26 palaeogeographic features of possible archaeological potential have been identified. These include three distinct areas of palaeochannels (and their associated overbank deposits where present) which are interpreted as possibly being part of the old Thames-Medway river system. These features have the potential to contain both in situ and derived archaeological artefacts of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic date along with palaeoenvironmental material and are interpreted as being of high archaeological potential. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | You acknowledge that the Data has not been prepared to meet your individual requirements. We do not provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the Data for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that the Data may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. Methodology can be found in Section 2 of the report. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine archaeology |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Side-scan sonar | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Magnetics | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bathymetry and Elevation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Construction monitoring | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Renewable Energy Lease area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Elevation | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.473833 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.1424 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.373278 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.0327 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Vattenfall | |
| MDE@vattenfall.com | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Wessex Archaeology | |
| info@wessexarch.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd | |
| hello@heat-customers.vattenfall.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-841/summary | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2024-09-02 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-12 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-03-17 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |