c9ecc7dd-55c8-4ce7-858a-3ab4c4083ca4 English series series 2026-05-18T13:40:18 MEDIN 3.1.2 geoscientificInformation oceans Seismic reflection SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Palaeoclimatic indicators and parameters SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Side-scan sonar SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Bathymetry and Elevation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Agreement for Lease Area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Offshore Cable Corridor The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Oceanographic geographical features GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision soil and sediment boundary layer 2009-09-07T23:00:00 2011-09-30T23:00:00 -3.1641 -3.0882 58.6549 58.6737 CES-129 Marine Data Exchange 2009 - 2011, ORCA, Inner Sound, Marine Cultural Heritage Environmental Impact Assessment Marine Cultural Heritage Environmental Impact Assessment 2011-08-01T00:00:00 creation 2025-08-11T08:53:33 publication English The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) was commissioned by Xodus Group and MeyGen Ltd to assess the potential impacts of the proposed marine renewable energy development in the Inner Sound, Caithness, between the island of Stroma and the mainland parish of Canisbay upon marine historic environment assets. This assessment includes: • A review of current legislation and guidance concerning the marine heritage; • A review of existing data sources (DBA – desk based assessment) to identify known submerged sites in the area and the potential for unidentified submerged sites and landscapes; • A review and interpretation of remote sensing survey data to check for any sites identified by the DBA and to identify any previously unknown cultural heritage remains that show in the survey data; • An assessment of the importance of any identified sites and landscapes; • Identification and assessment of the significance of any potential impacts (including direct, indirect, cumulative and residual) of the proposed development on the above, and • Recommend mitigation strategies (for guidance purposes) to avoid or reduce impacts on any identified sites or palaeo-landscapes to a level where there are none or they are not significant. There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange otherRestrictions 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 otherRestrictions Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com custodian Nick Card MA MIFA FSA Scot ORCA Marine Ed.Rollings@meygen.com originator Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com distributor MeyGen Limited Ed.Rollings@meygen.com owner notPlanned Documents https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-129/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08T00:00:00 publication Conformity with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 was either not relevant to this dataset or not a requirement of the Marine Data Exchange for the creation and submission of this dataset; therefore, conformity has not been assessed and cannot be declared False series The DBA covered the proposed lease and cable corridor areas (see Figure 1). Any items identified outside but close to the development area have been included in this report. This was to identify any sites that might be directly affected by the proposed development and their immediate context. The principal reference sources examined for this assessment were: • The National Monuments Record of Scotland (NMRS), using the Canmore database website; http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/; • The local Sites and Monuments Record using the Highland Council website; http://her.highland.gov.uk/; • Statutory lists, registers and designated areas, including List of Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Designated Wrecks and Historic Marine Protected Areas; • UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) wreck register and relevant nautical charts; • Marine Scotland; • DEFRA; • Heath/Ferguson private wreck database, which contains material not published by Ferguson (see Ferguson, 1991) and has been added to by Heath and Ferguson as new discoveries of wreck sites have been made; • Larn, R. & Larn, B. (1998) The Ship Wreck Index of Great Britain & Ireland Vol.4 Scotland (SIBI); • Whittaker I.G. (1998) Off Scotland: a comprehensive record of maritime and aviation losses in Scottish waters, Edinburgh, and • The Bulletins of the Caithness Field Club, available at http://www.caithness.org/caithnessfieldclub/bulletins/linkindex.htm and other readily available archaeological and historical reports, databases and publications (such as Houston, 1996; Omand, 1989) and, where used, will be cited in the report. Ed Rollings Meygen Environment and Consents Manager Ed.Rollings@meygen.com pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-12-12 revision WGS 84 / UTM zone 31N