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Gwelfor Castlemorris Pembrokeshire, Wales SA62 5XA Telephone: 07942 896755 email: [email protected] Appendix 15 Planning Application Supplementary Report Historic Appraisal Site Location Hendrewen Farm, Manorowen Pembrokeshire SA65 9QD Endurance E4660 - 85 kw Wind Turbine This report has been prepared by WinDS Limited in support of the submitted Design and Access Statement. WinDS cannot accept any responsibility for any use of or dependence on the information within this report by any third party. All reasonable efforts have been made to verify the accuracy of the contents of the report. Results produced within this report were derived using Windfarmer 5.1. Windfarmer 5.1 is an industry standard modular software suite used for the design and planning of both single wind turbine sites and wind farms. PROPOSED WIND TURBINE AT HENDREWEN TURBINE PROJECT, NR FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT APPRAISAL NGR SM 93310 34658 Prepared by DAT Archaeological Services For: Martin Horne of Winds Ltd. DYFED ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST RHIF YR ADRODDIAD / REPORT NO. 2015/33 RHIF Y DIGWYLLIAD / EVENT RECORD NO. 108532 Mehefin 2015 June 2015 HENDREWEN TURBINE PROJECT, NR FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT APPRAISAL NGR SM 93310 34658 Gan / By Charles Enright Paratowyd yr adroddiad yma at ddefnydd y cwsmer yn unig. Ni dderbynnir cyfrifoldeb gan Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed Cyf am ei ddefnyddio gan unrhyw berson na phersonau eraill a fydd yn ei ddarllen neu ddibynnu ar y gwybodaeth y mae’n ei gynnwys The report has been prepared for the specific use of the client. Dyfed Archaeological Trust Limited can accept no responsibility for its use by any other person or persons who may read it or rely on the information it contains. Dyfed Archaeological Trust Limited Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed Cyf The Shire Hall, Carmarthen Street, Llandeilo, Neuadd y Sir, Stryd Caerfyrddin, Llandeilo, Sir Carmarthenshire SA19 6AF Gaerfyrddin SA19 6AF Tel: General Enquiries 01558 823121 Ffon: Ymholiadau Cyffredinol 01558 823121 Heritage Management Section 01558 823131 Adran Rheoli Treftadaeth 01558 823131 Fax: 01558 823133 Ffacs: 01558 823133 Email: [email protected] Ebost: [email protected] Website: www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk Gwefan: www.archaeolegdyfed.org.uk Cwmni cyfyngedig (1198990) ynghyd ag elusen gofrestredig (504616) yw’r Ymddiriedolaeth. The Trust is both a Limited Company (No. 1198990) and a Registered Charity (No. 504616) CADEIRYDD CHAIRMAN: Professor B C BURNHAM. CYFARWYDDWR DIRECTOR: K MURPHY BA MIFA Hendrewen Turbine Project, nr. Fishguard, Pembrokeshire: Historic Environment Appraisal HENDREWEN TURBINE PROJECT, NR FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT APPRAISAL TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY 1 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 Project Proposals and Commission 2 1.2 Scope of the Project 2 1.3 Abbreviations 3 1.4 Illustrations 3 1.5 Timeline 3 2 LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHY 4 3 METHODOLOGY 5 4 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 6 4.1 The Historic Landscape 6 4.2 Scheduled Ancient Monuments 6 4.3 Listed Buildings 9 4.4 Known Archaeological Remains 11 4.5 Historic Mapping 14 4.6 Site Walkover Survey 15 5 IMPACT OF PROPOSED TRACK IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 19 5.1 Physical Impacts 19 5.2 Buried Archaeological Potential 19 5.3 Palaeo-environmental Potential 19 5.4 Visual Impacts 19 5.5 Other Constraints 19 5.6 Summary of Impacts 19 6 SOURCES 20 DAT Archaeological Services Report No. 2015/33 Hendrewen Turbine Project, nr. Fishguard, Pembrokeshire: Historic Environment Appraisal FIGURES Figure 1: Location map based on the Ordnance Survey 4 Figure 2: Map showing Scheduled Ancient Monuments within 5km of the proposed wind turbine 8 Figure 3: Map showing listed buildings within 3km of proposed wind turbine 10 Figure 4: Map showing distribution of archaeological sites recorded on the Historic Environment Record (red) and National Monuments Record (green) within 1.5km of the proposed wind turbine site 13 Figure 5: Extract of 1st edition OS map of 1889 showing the location of the proposed wind turbine (orange cross) 14 Figure 6: Extract of 2nd edition OS map of 1907 showing the location of the proposed wind turbine (orange cross) 14 TABLES Table 1: Archaeological and Historical Timeline for Wales 3 Table 2: Summary of Registered Parks and Gardens within 5km 6 Table 3: Scheduled Ancient Monuments within 5km of the proposed wind turbine 7 Table 4: Listed buildings within 3km of the proposed wind turbine site 9 Table 5: HER and NMR sites within 1.5km of the proposed wind turbine 11 PHOTOGRAPHS Photo 1: View north from turbine location 15 Photo 2: View east from turbine location with ground level views already obscured by a large workshop and yard 16 Photo 3: View south from turbine location towards Tre-Brython farm 16 Photo 4: View south west from turbine location in general direction of SAM PE082 (not discernable) 17 Photo 5: View west from turbine location looking towards Hendrewen Farm 17 DAT Archaeological Services Report No. 2015/33 Hendrewen Turbine Project, nr. Fishguard, Pembrokeshire: Historic Environment Appraisal HENDREWEN TURBINE PROJECT, NR FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT APPRAISAL SUMMARY DAT Archaeological Services was commissioned by Martin Horne of Winds Ltd., to prepare a Historic Environment Appraisal to provide more information about the potential effects of a proposed wind turbine at Hendrewen farm, near Fishguard in Pembrokeshire, upon the historic environment. This report will be used by planners to make an informed decision on the proposal with regards to archaeology and the historic environment. The proposed wind turbine is located on agricultural land lying c.500m east of Hendrewen Farm, and c.1.1km northeast of Scleddau. The wind turbine will be located at NGR SM 93310 34658. There are five Scheduled Ancient Monuments within 5km of the proposed wind turbine. There is one grade II* listed building within 2.5km of the site and 11 grade II listed buildings within 2.5km of the turbine. The nearest Historic Landscape to the proposed development is that of Pen Gaer: Garn Fawr and Strumble Head which lies around 4.2km to the north. No conservation area or registered Historic Park or Garden lies within the 5km study area. There are twenty four known archaeological sites recorded on the Dyfed Historic Environment Record within a 1.5km radius of the proposed wind turbine. A site walkover survey was conducted on the 4th of June, 2015 in order to further assess the physical and visual impacts on any known archaeology within the proposed development site. No known designated or non-designated historical assets exist within the immediate vicinity of the proposed turbine and it is concluded that there will be no physical impacts on any known archaeology. However, there is a slight potential for unrecorded Prehistoric activity due to such activity known in the wider area. Most historical assets in the area will not have their settings affected because of the local topography inhibiting inter-visibility. The Round Barrow on top of Jordanson Hill (SAM PE082) has good views overlooking the general area of the turbine, but it lies at a distance of almost 2km from the proposed turbine, and its size 36.6m in height to tip of blade, and the presence of an already existing turbine within its sight, the impact of the proposed turbine is considered to be low to negligible. It is considered possible that a watching brief may be required during groundworks associated with the construction of the turbine and associated infrastructure. The decision for any further programme of archaeological works lies with the Archaeological Advisor to the Local Planning Authority. DAT Archaeological Services 1 Report No. 2015/33 Hendrewen Turbine Project, nr. Fishguard, Pembrokeshire: Historic Environment Appraisal 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Proposals and Commission 1.1.1 DAT Archaeological Services were commissioned by Martin Horne of Winds Ltd., to prepare a Historic Environment Appraisal to provide more information about the potential effects of a proposed wind turbine on land at Hendrewen Farm, Manorowen in Pembrokeshire, upon the historic environment. The resulting report will enable the planners to make an informed decision on the proposal as regards to archaeological and historic environment issues. 1.1.2 The proposed wind turbine is located within a field of agricultural land lying c.700m east of Hendrewen Farm and c.3.3km southwest of Fishguard. The wind turbine will be located at grid reference SM 93310 34658. The proposal is for a single turbine being 24.8m to hub and 36.6m to blade tip. 1.1.3 This appraisal has been produced in accordance with a generic brief supplied by the Planning Services section of Dyfed Archaeological Trust. 1.2 Scope of the Project 1.2.1 The appraisal is presented as a fulfilment of a Written Scheme of Investigation working to a brief provided by the archaeological advisors to the planning authority (the Planning Services section of Dyfed Archaeological Trust). This appraisal is not a full desk-based assessment of the potential historic environment resource. Rather, it is a more rapid piece of work involving readily available information to assess the historic environment potential. 1.2.2 The results are intended to identify the extent and character of the known and potential archaeological resource, to assess the likely and potential impacts of the scheme on that resource and, if required, to outline a possible programme of further works to mitigate those impacts. The appraisal should be seen only as the first stage of the archaeological process and does not include the possibility that further archaeological input may be required prior to, or during, the proposed development. 1.2.3 The proposed wind turbine lies within the planning jurisdiction of Pembrokeshire County Council. 1.2.4 The historic environment appraisal was limited to the resources held in the regional HER, a site visit and on-line resources.