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Metadata: 2006, Wessex Archaeology, Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Archaeological Assessment
Abstract:
This project details the work of Wessex Archaeology at the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm site. Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Thanet Offshore Wind Ltd to prepare a desk-based assessment of the potential impact on archaeological remains from a proposed wind farm development off the North East Kent Coast. The site lies approximately 10-12km north east of North Foreland, approximately centered on 56985000 N 405000 E (WGS84 UTM zone31N). In order to assess the potential for archaeological remains from the proposed development areas, information has been collated from two areas: - a Marine Study Area (MSA), incorporating the proposed wind farm and export cable routes; - a Coastal Study Area (CSA), providing a coastal archaeological context for the landfall and onshore connection. A variety of sources have been examined, including the National Monuments Record, the Kent Sites and Monuments Record, the UK Hydrographic Office and marine geophysical data. In addition a variety of topographic, sea level, historical and archaeological data has been studied to assess the known and potential archaeological resource within the development area. The archaeological potential may be defined as follows: - submerged palaeo-landscapes or derived artifacts within the MSA; - wrecks and related maritime remains within the MSA including the intertidal zone of Pegwell Bay and the former course of the Wantsum Channel; -in situ sites and/or findspots within the CSA. This report describes the potential archaeological resource may be impacted by the wind farm and cable route development including submerged landscapes, terrestrial archaeology and maritime sites (shipping losses) and outlines the policy and legal framework affecting archaeological sites and wrecks in the UK. An appraisal of the likely impacts has been carried out and recommendations regarding monitoring and mitigation are given. A Written Scheme of Investigation if proposed to include further recommendations for measures to further clarify the potential of as yet unknown sites that may be affected by the development.
Data holder:
Warwick Energy Ltd
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 5369 |
| 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. | 2006, Wessex Archaeology, Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Archaeological 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. | c862a45189ef5af2abf1d6a9b42deb2b |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 733 |
| 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 | 2004-12-09 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2005-03-20 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| 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'. | unknown |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | This project details the work of Wessex Archaeology at the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm site. Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Thanet Offshore Wind Ltd to prepare a desk-based assessment of the potential impact on archaeological remains from a proposed wind farm development off the North East Kent Coast. The site lies approximately 10-12km north east of North Foreland, approximately centered on 56985000 N 405000 E (WGS84 UTM zone31N). In order to assess the potential for archaeological remains from the proposed development areas, information has been collated from two areas: - a Marine Study Area (MSA), incorporating the proposed wind farm and export cable routes; - a Coastal Study Area (CSA), providing a coastal archaeological context for the landfall and onshore connection. A variety of sources have been examined, including the National Monuments Record, the Kent Sites and Monuments Record, the UK Hydrographic Office and marine geophysical data. In addition a variety of topographic, sea level, historical and archaeological data has been studied to assess the known and potential archaeological resource within the development area. The archaeological potential may be defined as follows: - submerged palaeo-landscapes or derived artifacts within the MSA; - wrecks and related maritime remains within the MSA including the intertidal zone of Pegwell Bay and the former course of the Wantsum Channel; -in situ sites and/or findspots within the CSA. This report describes the potential archaeological resource may be impacted by the wind farm and cable route development including submerged landscapes, terrestrial archaeology and maritime sites (shipping losses) and outlines the policy and legal framework affecting archaeological sites and wrecks in the UK. An appraisal of the likely impacts has been carried out and recommendations regarding monitoring and mitigation are given. A Written Scheme of Investigation if proposed to include further recommendations for measures to further clarify the potential of as yet unknown sites that may be affected by the development. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Origin: Wessex Archaeology |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| 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 | Seabed survey geological feature | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Consenting | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Agreement for Lease Area | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.462273578966 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.6942369523011 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.400323596106 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.5683191873713 |
| 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 | Warwick Energy Ltd | |
| Position name | Project Manager | |
| Phone | +44(0) 1789 471 091 | |
| Delivery point | Warwick Energy Ltd, Wellesbourne House, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9JB, 16 New Burlington Place | |
| Postal code | W1S 2HX | |
| City | London | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| info@warwickenergy.com | ||
| URL | http://www.warwickenergy.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 | Warwick Energy Ltd | |
| Position name | Project Manager | |
| Phone | +44(0) 1789 471 091 | |
| Delivery point | Warwick Energy Ltd, Wellesbourne House, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9JB | |
| info@warwickenergy.com | ||
| URL | http://www.warwickenergy.com | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Warwick Energy Ltd | |
| Position name | Project Manager | |
| Phone | +44(0) 1789 471 091 | |
| Delivery point | Warwick Energy Ltd, Wellesbourne House, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9JB | |
| info@warwickenergy.com | ||
| URL | http://www.warwickenergy.com | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/2078/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | 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. | no conditions apply |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | |
| 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. | 2006-06-01 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2006-06-01 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2014-02-20 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | Version 2.3.7 |