Volume 2 - Environmental Statement January 2008 Nigg Wind Farm
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Atmos Consulting Ltd In Business Centre 24 Longman Drive Inverness IV1 1SU
On behalf of
Falck Renewables Ltd
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ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Application 1.2 The Applicant 1.3 The Environmental Statement 1.4 Consultation 1.5 List of Consultants 1.6 Structure of the Documents
CHAPTER TWO – SITE SELECTION AND DESIGN
2.1 Site Selection 2.2 Detailed Design Statement
CHAPTER THREE – NEEDS AND BENEFITS
3.1 Executive Summary 3.2 Introduction 3.3 Climate Change: Evidence and Consequences 3.4 Impacts of Climate Change 3.5 International Agreements on Climate Change Emissions 3.6 The UK Climate Change Programme 3.7 Other Climate Change and Renewable Energy Policy and Reports 3.8 Wind Energy in the UK and Scotland 3.9 Reliability of Supply 3.10 Economic Development 3.11 Environmental Benefits of Nigg Wind Farm
CHAPTER FOUR – PLANNING POLICY
4.1 Introduction 4.2 National Planning Guidance 4.3 Local Planning Policy – The Development Plan 4.4 Conclusions on Compliance with Planning Policy
CHAPTER FIVE – PROJECT DESCRIPTION
5.1 Introduction 5.2 Wind Turbines 5.3 Site Construction 5.4 Site Access 5.5 Electrical Connections 5.6 Temporary Structures 5.7 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) 5.8 Site Reinstatement 5.9 Decommissioning
CHAPTER SIX - CULTURAL HERITAGE
6.1 Executive Summary 6.2 Introduction 6.3 Planning and Legislative Background 6.4 Approach to Assessment 6.5 Assessment of Significance of Effects 6.6 Baseline Conditions 6.7 Assessment of Importance of Cultural Heritage Features 6.8 Effects and Mitigation 6.9 Statement of Significance
CHAPTER SEVEN – ASSESSMENT OF LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL EFFECTS
7.1 Executive Summary 7.2 Introduction 7.3 Planning and Legislative Background 7.4 Baseline Description 7.5 Landscape Design Considerations 7.6 Assessment of Impacts on the Landscape Resource 7.7 Assessment of Impacts on Visual Amenity 7.8 Viewpoint Assessment 7.9 Cumulative Effects 7.10 Summary of Effects on the Landscape Resource of Cumulative Wind Farms 7.11 Visual Amenity
CHAPTER EIGHT – ECOLOGY
8.1 Executive Summary 8.2 Introduction 8.3 Consultation and Desk Study 8.4 Field Study 8.5 Assessment of Effects 8.6 Conclusion 8.7 References
CHAPTER NINE – ORNITHOLOGY
9.1 Executive Summary 9.2 Introduction 9.3 Relevant Guidance 9.4 Baseline Studies 9.5 Assessment of Effects 9.6 Mitigation 9.7 Conclusion
CHAPTER TEN – HYDROLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY
10.1 Executive Summary 10.2 Introduction 10.3 Methodology 10.4 Baseline Studies 10.5 Baseline Description 10.6 Assessment of Effects 10.7 Summary of Effects 10.8 Statement of Significance
CHAPTER ELEVEN – NOISE
11.1 Executive Summary 11.2 Introduction 11.3 Noise Impact from Wind Farm Developments 11.4 Noise Planning Guidance 11.5 Baseline Noise Measurements 11.6 Noise Predictions 11.7 Predicted Noise Levels 11.8 Noise Impact Assessment 11.9 Assessment of Noise from Construction and Decommissioning Activities 11.10 Conclusions
CHAPTER TWELVE – SOCIO-ECONOMICS
12.1 Executive Summary 12.2 Introduction 12.3 The Local Economy 12.4 Tourism and Recreation 12.5 Economic Impact 12.6 Land Use 12.7 Summary of Effects
CHAPTER THIRTEEN – TRANSPORT
13.1 Executive Summary 13.2 Introduction 13.3 Traffic Impact Assessment Methodology 13.4 Route to Site 13.5 Baseline Traffic Volumes 13.6 Assessment of Potential Effects 13.7 Mitigation 13.8 Residual Effects 13.9 Summary of Effects 13.10 Statement of Significance
CHAPTER FOURTEEN – INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY
14.1 Introduction 14.2 Ministry of Defence 14.3 Electromagnetic Interference & Aviation 14.4 Infrastructure 14.5 Public Access & Safety 14.6 Shadow Flicker 14.7 Conclusion
CHAPTER FIFTEEN – CONCLUSIONS
15.1 Introduction 15.2 UK National and Scottish Policy on Renewable Energy 15.3 Local Planning Policy 15.4 Cultural Heritage 15.5 Landscape and Visual Effects 15.6 Ecology 15.7 Ornithology 15.8 Hydrology and Hydrogeology 15.9 Noise 15.10 Transport 15.11 Tourism, Recreation and Socio-Economics 15.12 Public Safety and Infrastructure 15.13 Summary CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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1.1 THE APPLICATION
1.1.1 This Environmental Statement (ES) supports an application to The Highland Council by Falck Renewables Ltd for consent under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 for construction of a five turbine wind farm and associated ancillary developmen at Wester Rarichie, Nigg, in Easter Ross. The proposal will be referred to as the Nigg Wind Farm.
1.1.2 The development site lies 4 kms south-west of Balintore in Easter Ross. The site is currently used for the grazing of cattle and sheep. The Talisman Oil terminal and the Nigg platform fabrication yard lie some 5km south west of the site. The nearest individual properties are Strath of Picalnie which is 920m from the nearest turbine as well as the holiday cottage at Bayfield Loch and Wester Rarichie farm cottages which are 1.1 km and 1.3 km away respectively. The planning application boundary encompasses a total area of 298.3 hectares. Figure 1.1 (Volume 3) shows the site location. The OS national grid reference for the site centre is approximately NH835723 (1:50,000, OS Landranger Sheet 21).
1.1.3 Each wind turbine will be rated at between 2-2.5 megawatts (MW), with a maximum total generating capacity for the site of up to 10MW.
1.1.4 The maximum base to blade tip height of the turbines would be up to 125m at the point where the blades reach their highest point. The maximum height to the hub would be 80m.
1.1.5 Ancillary development will include the construction of approximately 2307 metres of new access track, 2020 metres of upgraded access track, an underground electricity cable network, crane hardstandings adjacent to each turbine, a temporary construction compound/storage/office area, one 80 metre anemometer mast and a site control building. Figure 1.2 provides details of the site layout.
1.2 THE APPLICANT
1.2.1 Falck Renewables is investing in renewable energy generation across the UK that will contribute to the Government’s renewable energy targets, the
country’s energy self sufficiency and CO2 reductions. Falck Renewables directly, and through its joint venture with RDC, currently has over 300MW of wind energy projects in development or operational in Scotland, England and Wales. The nearest operational wind farm which Falck Renewables has developed is the seven turbine 14MW Boyndie Wind Farm, and within The Highland Council area the company also has windfarms in construction at Kibraur near Golspie, Millennium near Fort Augustus and Ben Aketil on Skye.
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1.2.2 Atmos Consulting is acting as agent to manage the application process on behalf of Falck Renewables.
1.3 THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
1.3.1 The Environmental Statement (ES) has been prepared in accordance with Schedule 4 of the EIA (Scotland) Regulations1. It describes all of the elements of the wind farm development, its construction, operation and decommissioning, the nature of the site and its surroundings, the likely effects of the development, and measures proposed to mitigate any adverse impacts on the environment.
1.3.2 The purpose of the ES is to:
• Explain the need for the proposals and describe the physical characteristics, scale and design of the wind farm; • Examine the existing environmental character of the application site and the area likely to be affected by the wind farm; • Predict the possible environmental impacts of the wind farm; • Describe measures which would be taken to avoid, offset or reduce adverse environmental impacts; and • Provide the public, the planning authority and other consultees with information on the proposals, which would assist the planning authority in the determination of the wind farm application.
Assessment of Environmental Effects and Their Significance
1.3.3 The environmental effects and the impact of the proposal have been assessed using a combination of the sensitivity of the environment to change, and the degree of alteration or 'magnitude of change' which is predicted to arise as a result of the development. The significance of these effects is defined in relation to their magnitude, geographical extent, duration, frequency, reversibility and any regulatory standards that might apply. It does not necessarily follow, for example, that a high magnitude change will always be significant; conversely a low magnitude change will not necessarily always be insignificant. Where an assessment of significance cannot be determined (due to lack of information, unpredictable nature of an effect or uncertainty over magnitude of change) this is highlighted and discussed within the text.
1 Scottish Executive (1999) Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library2/doc04/eia-00.htm (last accessed December 2007)
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Scoping
1.3.4 The EIA Regulations provide for obtaining a scoping opinion from the planning authority as to the information to be provided in the ES. The planning authority is then obliged to consult other 'consultation bodies' before issuing their opinion.
1.3.5 The scoping report, submitted to The Highland Council in May 2007, described the proposed EIA methodology and the key issues to be addressed, along with a description of the project. The project size at that time was, as now, five turbines although the turbine layout has subsequently evolved. A formal scoping opinion reporting on the responses from the consultation bodies was issued by the planning authority, The Highland Council, on the 12th July 2007. This in combination with scoping responses received from the RSPB, Community Councils, Talisman Energy and others as well as comments from individual members of the public helped to define and focus the aspects to be covered in the ES.
1.4 CONSULTATION
1.4.1 As part of the consultation process, scoping and/or consultation documents were sent to the following consultees in addition to The Highland Council (Table 1.1):
Table 1.1: Consultee List Community Councils Nigg and Shandwick Fearn Balintore and Hilton Cromarty and District Inver Invergordon Saltburn and Westwood Tain Tarbat Resolis Kilmuir Easter
MSP's Jamie Stone John Farquar Munro - MSP Ross, Skye and Inverness West
MP's John Thurso - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Charles Kennedy
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Councillors Richard Durham Alastair Rhind Alan Torrance David Alston Craig Fraser Bill Barclay Isobel McCallum Michael Findlay Michael Rattray Caroline Wilson Maxine Smith
Others Cromarty Firth Port Authority Isleburn Engineering at Nigg Highlands and Islands Renewable Energy Group (HIREG) North of Scotland Industry Group RSPB Talisman Energy Kellog Brown and Root at Nigg National Trust for Scotland
1.4.2 Three public exhibitions detailing the proposal were held. These were at Seaboard Memorial Village Hall on 5 September 2007 (16.00 to 20.000), at Nigg Community Hall on 6 September 2007 (16.00 to 20.00) and the West Church Cromarty on 21 November (19.00 to 20.00). To advertise the Seaboard and Nigg exhibitions, posters went up throughout the Fearn Peninsula the week before. In addition, letters were sent to all the community councils in the area detailing the timings. The exhibition timings were also promoted on Moray Firth Radio and BBC Highland. The exhibitions and the launch of the bespoke web site, www.niggwindenergy.co.uk, received publicity in the Ross-shire Journal and North Star.
1.5 LIST OF CONSULTANTS
1.5.1 During the preparation of the Environmental Statement, the following independent consultants were commissioned to undertake the individual baseline studies, impact assessments, and input specialist advice towards mitigation measures and the project design process:
• Landscape and Visual Assessment – Horner + Maclennan; • Cultural Heritage – CFA Archaeology; • Ecology – Atmos Consulting; • Ornithology – Atmos Consulting ;
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• Hydrogeology Atmos Consulting; • Noise – Hayes McKenzie Partnership; • Roads & Transportation – Atmos Consulting and Falck Renewables; • Aviation – Osprey Consulting Services; • CAD, Wind Farm Design, Photomontages – West Coast Energy; and • Project Management, Figures, Planning Policy, Socio-economic Impacts, Infrastructure and Safety, Environmental Statement Compilation and Authoring – Atmos Consulting.
1.6 STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT
1.6.1 There are four further volumes of documentation submitted with the planning application for the Nigg Wind Farm (Volume 1).
1.6.2 This Environmental Statement, Volume 2, contains the Environmental Impact Assessment including the reports on the surveys and assessments. The structure of Volume 2 is as follows:
• Chapter 1 Introduction • Chapter 2 Site Selection and Design • Chapter 3 The Need for and Benefits of the Proposed Development • Chapter 4 Planning Policy • Chapter 5 Project Description • Chapter 6 Cultural Heritage • Chapter 7 Assessment of Landscape and Visual Effects • Chapter 8 Ecology • Chapter 9 Ornithology • Chapter 10 Hydrology and Hydrogeology • Chapter 11 Noise • Chapter 12 Socio-Economics • Chapter 13 Transport • Chapter 14 Infrastructure and Safety • Chapter 15 Conclusions
1.6.3 Volume 3 is an A3 Volume containing the maps and figures that support the assessments presented in Volume 2.
1.6.4 Volume 4 contains the appendices of information that support the assessments presented in Volume 2.
1.6.5 Volume 5, the Non-Technical Summary (NTS), is an executive summary of the Environmental Statement (Volume 2), summarising the proposed
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development, its potential environmental effects and proposed mitigation measures.
1.6.6 Copies of the full application documentation can be purchased for £200 and CD copies of the ES will be charged at £30. Hard copies of the Non- Technical Summary (NTS) are available free of charge on request while stocks last. The NTS can also be downloaded from www.niggwindenergy.co.uk.
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CHAPTER 6
CULTURAL HERITAGE
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CHAPTER 6: CULTURAL HERITAGE
6.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
6.1.1 This chapter considers the likely effects on cultural heritage interests of the construction and operation of the proposed wind farm. The assessment has been undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd informed by information provided by Historic Scotland and The Highland Council Archaeology Unit.
6.1.2 Twelve sites of cultural heritage interest have been identified by the assessment within the application area boundary, using a range of desk- based sources, consultations and a reconnaissance field study (Figure 6.1 in Volume 3 of this ES).
6.1.3 258 sites in the wider landscape are predicted to receive indirect visual effects on their settings that are considered to be not significant.
6.2 INTRODUCTION
6.2.1 This chapter considers the likely effects on cultural heritage interests of the construction and operation of the proposed wind farm. The assessment has been undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd, informed by comments and information provided by Historic Scotland and The Highland Council Archaeology Unit.
6.2.2 Figure 6.1 depicts the proposed development layout and the locations of archaeological sites and monuments identified by the study within the application area boundary. A gazetteer of those sites is provided as Appendix 6.1.
6.2.3 Figure 6.2 shows the proposed wind farm in its wider landscape setting together with the zones of theoretical visibility (ZTV) and the locations of key cultural heritage receptors within 15km of the proposed development that have a predicted view of the turbines. Appendix 6.2 in Volume 4 of this ES contains a list of key receptors that have theoretical views of turbines, based on the ZTV, and provides a summary of the predicted indirect visual impacts, on a site by site basis.
6.2.4 The specific objectives of the cultural heritage study were to:
• Identify the cultural heritage baseline within and in the vicinity of the application area;
• Assess the application area in terms of its archaeological and historic environment potential;
• Consider the potential and predicted effects of the construction and operation of the proposed development on the baseline cultural heritage resource, within the context of relevant legislation and planning policy guideline; and,
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• Propose measures, where appropriate, to mitigate any predicted significant adverse effects.
6.3 PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT
Context
6.3.1 Cultural heritage resources include:
• Scheduled Ancient Monuments and other archaeological features;
• Listed Buildings and other buildings of historic or architectural importance;
• Conservation Areas and other significant historic townscapes; and,
• Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes and other significant historic landscapes.
6.3.2 Those relevant to this assessment are Scheduled Ancient Monuments and archaeological features, Listed Buildings, and Conservation Areas. Planning policy discussed in this chapter for cultural heritage interests can also be found in Chapter 4 of this Environmental Statement.
6.3.3 Unless directly affected by the development, Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes are considered in the Landscape and Visual Assessment section of the Environmental Statement (Chapter 7), which considers the effect of the wind farm on the surrounding landscape. Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes are frequently the setting of important listed buildings, and it is acknowledged that they are of cultural heritage importance in their own right. Nevertheless, impacts on the cultural setting of these historic sites are indistinguishable from those on their landscape setting as considered in Chapter 7.
6.3.4 Scottish Planning Policy 6 – Renewable Energy (SPP6) sets out how the planning system should manage the process of encouraging, approving and implementing renewable energy proposals when preparing development plans and determining planning applications. The aim of SPP6 is to provide support for renewable energy developments, while at the same time protecting and enhancing Scotland’s natural and historic environment in accordance with the policies set out in the relevant National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPG) and Planning Advice Note (PAN) documents.
6.3.5 Historic Scotland’s Scottish Historic Environment Policy 1 – Scotland’s Historic Environment (2007) (SHEP1), sets out the Scottish Ministers’ vision and policies for the historic environment. It states that the protection of the historic environment is not about preventing change. Ministers believe that change in this dynamic environment should be
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managed intelligently and with understanding, to achieve the best outcome for the historic environment and for the people of Scotland. The three key aims of the policy are to ensure that:
1) the historic environment is cared for, protected and enhanced for the benefit of our own and future generations;
2) there is increased public appreciation and enjoyment of the historic environment amongst all the people of Scotland and visitors to the country; and,
3) the historic environment’s importance as a key asset in Scotland’s economic, social and cultural success is recognised and skilfully harnessed. Scheduled Ancient Monuments and other Archaeological Features 6.3.6 Under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (1979 Act), the Scottish Ministers are required to compile and maintain a Schedule of monuments considered to be of national importance. The statutory consent of the Scottish Ministers is required before any works are carried out which would have the effect of demolishing, destroying, damaging, removing, repairing, altering, adding to, flooding or covering up a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM). In addition, effects of proposed development works upon the setting of a SAM form an important consideration in the granting or refusal of planning consent to conduct development works. Further information on development control procedures relating to SAMs is provided in National Planning Policy Guideline 5, Archaeology and Planning (NPPG 5) and Planning Advice Note 42, Archaeology (PAN 42).
6.3.7 Archaeological sites and monuments without statutory protection are curated by the local planning authority. NPPG 5 and PAN 42 provide national planning policy guidance and advice on the treatment of this resource. PAN 42 indicates that the principle that should underlie all planning decision-making is preservation of cultural resources, in situ where possible, and by record if destruction cannot be avoided. It is recognised in the document that preservation may not always be possible, and where damage is unavoidable various mitigation measures may be proposed.
Listed Buildings
6.3.8 Under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 (1997 Act), the Scottish Ministers are required to compile a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest. Such buildings are classified into Categories A, B and C(s), in decreasing order of importance. Sustainable development is the principle underlying Government policy towards the historic environment. Planning authorities and the Scottish
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Ministers are required to have special regard for the desirability of preserving Listed Buildings and their settings and any features of special architectural or historic importance they possess. The term ‘setting’ has no definition in the Act, although the Memorandum of Guidance on Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas 1998 (Memorandum; published by Historic Scotland) advises planning authorities to interpret the term broadly. The Memorandum states that a Listed Building should at all times remain the focus of its setting, and that attention should not be distracted from it by the presence of any new development. Government policy and guidance is also stated in National Planning Policy Guideline 18, Planning and the Historic Environment (NPPG 18).
Conservation Areas
6.3.9 Under the 1997 Act, areas of special architectural or historic interest can be designated as Conservation Areas, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. Planning authorities are required to consider planning applications affecting the appearance, character or setting of Conservation Areas.
Regional and Local Planning Policy Guidance
Structure Plan
6.3.10 The Highland Structure Plan Written Statement March 2001 establishes the Council’s strategic framework for land use and sustainable development. The Structure Plan notes that Highland’s towns and villages, including their historic and modern buildings, are an integral part of the region’s heritage, and that Highland contains extensive archaeological remains of national and local importance. It states that it is important that new development is sympathetic to existing patterns of development and that opportunities are taken to preserve and promote the built heritage. Strategic Policy G2 states that proposed developments will be assessed by The Highland Council on the extent to which they impact upon the cultural heritage and demonstrate sensitive siting and high quality design in keeping with, amongst other considerations, the historic environment.
6.3.11 Policy BC1 states that archaeological sites affected by development proposals should be preserved, or in exceptional cases where preservation is impossible, the sites will be recorded at the developer’s expense to professional standards.
6.3.12 Policy BC3 requires that Local Plans identify and zone areas of exceptional archaeological and historic interest, and make appropriate provision for the protection and interpretation of features of interest.
6.3.13 Policy BC5 seeks to preserve Highland’s buildings and groups of buildings of historic or architectural interest.
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Local Plan
6.3.14 The Ross and Cromarty East Local Plan (2007) provides no general guidance as regards cultural heritage and the built environment but provides detailed policies for the protection and enhancement of the cultural heritage resource of Ross and Cromarty based on the strategies and policies laid out in the Structure Plan. Part of the council’s vision is to provide strong safeguards for the environment.
6.4 APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT
Data Collection and Consultations
6.4.1 This assessment was conducted in accordance with the Institute of Field Archaeologists Code of Conduct (IFA 2006) and Standard and Guidance for Archaeological Desk-based Assessment (IFA 2001).
6.4.2 Consultation letters and requests for information on cultural heritage resources relevant to the assessment were sent to Historic Scotland and to The Highland Council Archaeology Unit. Up-to-date information was obtained from those sources on the locations of cultural heritage sites with statutory protection and non-statutory designations either within or in the vicinity of the application area. 6.4.3 Information on the character and condition of known archaeological sites and monuments within the application area was obtained from the National Monuments Record of Scotland (NMRS), and from The Highland Council Sites and Monuments Records (SMR). 6.4.4 Ordnance Survey maps and other historic maps held by the Map Library of the National Library of Scotland were examined, to provide information on sites of potential archaeological significance and on historic land-use development. The National Archives of Scotland map collection database was searched for any archive maps pertaining to the application area.
6.4.5 An assessment was made of vertical aerial photograph collections held by The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). Sorties dating from 1946, 1970 and 1989 were available for examination.
6.4.6 Bibliographic references were consulted to provide background and historical information. No attempt was made within the remit of this study to conduct detailed historical analysis.
6.4.7 A reconnaissance field survey was undertaken of the application area in order to:
• assess the information obtained through the desk-based assessment;
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• identify the extent and condition of any visible archaeological and/or historical sites, monuments and features,
• assess the topography and geomorphology of the application area for its potential to contain buried remains of other archaeological sites and features.
6.5 ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE OF EFFECTS
6.5.1 The type of effects of the proposed development on cultural heritage interests are assessed in the following categories:
• Direct: where there would be a physical effect on a site caused by the proposed development. Direct effects may be caused by a range of activities associated with the construction and operation of proposed development features. Construction activities may include: tree felling; ground-disturbing excavations for turbine foundations, cable trenches, access roads and borrow pits. In addition, above-ground disturbance, such as caused by vehicle movement, and soil and overburden storage, may produce irreversible effects upon archaeological features. Direct effects on cultural heritage features are normally adverse, permanent and irreversible.
• Indirect: where the setting of a site may be affected. Indirect effects may relate to new development reducing views to or from cultural heritage features with important landscape settings, may result from increased noise or vibration, or may cause increased fragmentation of the historic landscape and the loss of connection between its component parts. Such effects are likely to occur during the construction phase of the development and persist throughout the operational phase. Indirect effects on cultural heritage features can be adverse, neutral or beneficial in effect.
• Uncertain: where there is a risk that the works may impinge on a site, for example where it is not clear where the location or boundaries of a site lie or where the baseline condition of a site cannot be established satisfactorily.
6.5.2 Potential effects, direct and indirect, have been assessed in terms of their longevity, reversibility and nature (beneficial / neutral / adverse).
• permanent effects are those that persist beyond the predicted operational lifetime of the proposed development. All direct effects are considered to be permanent;
• temporary effects arise as a result of the presence of elements of the proposed development but which would be removed by the dismantlement of those elements. Temporary effects can be short- term (e.g. construction phase effects); or long-term (arising from the
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long-term presence of buildings or other structures affecting the setting of a receptor);
• reversible effects are those that are removed by the decommissioning / dismantling of the proposed development;
• irreversible effects are those that persist beyond the lifetime of the proposed development. All permanent and direct effects are irreversible;
• beneficial effects are those that contribute to the value of a receptor through enhancement of desirable characteristics or the introduction of new, positive attributes;
• neutral effects occur where the development can be accommodated comfortably by the receptor while neither contributing to nor detracting from the value of the receptor; and,
• adverse effects are those that detract from the value of a receptor through a reduction in, or disruption of, valuable characterising components or patterns, or the introduction of new inappropriate characteristics.
6.5.3 The assessment of significance of effects was undertaken using two key criteria: sensitivity of receptor and magnitude of effect. In gauging sensitivity, the importance of cultural heritage resources is assessed principally according to the criteria published in NPPG5 and the Memorandum. The main thresholds of archaeological importance defined in NPPG5 are national importance, regional and local importance, and lesser importance. Sites of national importance comprise those sites protected by scheduling under the 1979 Act, and sites of "schedulable quality". Scheduling is an ongoing process and not all sites of "schedulable quality" are currently scheduled. The Highland Council’s SMR contains a Non-Statutory Register (NSR) of archaeological sites and monuments, some of which are considered to be of national importance but which are not protected by scheduling. Sites with NSR codes C or V are unscheduled sites considered, respectively, to be almost certainly or very probably of national importance. However, only a proportion of The Highland Council’s SMR has been classified by the NSR criteria and the NSR is therefore of limited use. Sites of regional and local importance are those that do not merit scheduling, but which have significance within a regional or local context. This may, for example, apply to their importance to regional or local history, or they may be the only local example of a monument type. Sites of lesser importance may constitute component parts of a landscape rich in archaeological monuments, and thereby gain greater significance. The Memorandum states that Category A Listed Buildings are of national or international importance, Category B buildings are of regional or more than local importance, and Category C(s) structures are of local importance. Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes contained with the Inventory are considered to be nationally important. Table 6.1
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summarises the relative importance of key cultural heritage resources relevant to the assessment.
Table 6.1 Definitions of sensitivity of cultural heritage resources Importance / sensitivity Site types International/National Scheduled Ancient Monuments Sites of schedulable quality (NSR codes C and V) Category A Listed Buildings Inventory status Historic Gardens & Designed Landscapes Outstanding Conservation Areas Regional Archaeological sites and areas of distinctive regional importance Category B Listed Buildings Conservation Areas Local Archaeological sites and areas of local importance Category C(s) listed buildings Lesser Other archaeological sites Findspots Unlisted buildings and townscapes of some historic or architectural interest 6.5.4 Magnitudes of effect are assessed in the categories high, medium, low, imperceptible and none, and are described in Table 6.2.
Table 6.2 Definitions of magnitude of effect Level of Definition magnitude High Major effects fundamentally changing the baseline condition of the receptor, leading to total or major alteration of character or setting. Medium Moderate effects changing the baseline condition of the receptor materially but not fundamentally, leading to partial alteration of character or setting. Low Minor detectable effects which do not alter the baseline condition of the receptor materially. Imperceptible A very slight and barely distinguishable change from baseline conditions, approximating to the “no change” situation. None No change from baseline condition. 6.5.5 Table 6.3 combines the criteria from Tables 6.1 and 6.2 to provide a matrix for the assessment of whether or not an impact is considered to be significant.
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Table 6.3 Magnitude ▼ High Minor Moderate Major Major Medium Negligible Minor Moderate Major Low Negligible Negligible Minor Moderate / Minor Impercepti Negligible Negligible Negligible Minor ble None None None None None Sensitivity National / Lesser Local Regional ► International 6.5.6 Moderate and major effects are considered to be significant. Sites of National Importance are more capable of absorbing low magnitude temporary and reversible indirect impacts on their setting than they are low magnitude permanent and irreversible impacts on their character. For that reason low magnitude direct impacts on sites of National Importance are considered to produce moderate and significant effects, whereas low magnitude impacts on the settings of such sites are considered to produce minor and non-significant effects.
6.5.7 All Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Category A and B Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes within a 15km viewshed around the area of turbines have been assessed against the theoretical ZTV map. All visual impacts on cultural heritage sites beyond 15km are considered to be not significant in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Scotland) 1999. Indirect impacts on Category C(s) listed buildings outwith the proposed development site boundary have been excluded from assessment. The Memorandum states that Category C(s) listed buildings are lesser examples of any period, style or building type and simple, traditional buildings. In the context of the proposed development, such locally important sites are considered to have localised landscape settings and indirect visual effects are considered to be not significant for such designations.
6.6 BASELINE CONDITIONS
6.6.1 Twelve sites of cultural heritage interest have been identified within or directly adjacent to the application area (Figure 6.1). Site numbers are shown in bold and in brackets in the following text. Appendix 6.1 provides tabulated gazetteer information on the character and baseline condition of sites within the proposed development area. Appendix 6.2 provides details on designated sites and non-designated sites considered to be of national importance within 15km of the proposed development area that are predicted to have views of the development based on the ZTV model.
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Consultation Responses
6.6.2 In their response to the scoping report (14/06/07) Historic Scotland set out their underlying principles for assessing the impacts of the development on the cultural heritage resource. Historic Scotland noted that there are numerous SAMs and Listed Buildings in the vicinity of the proposed development. Historic Scotland also identified two SAMs within the proposed site boundary, as shown in the scoping report. These sites are a dun 650m SW of Easter Rarichie (5) and a fort and dun 600m S of Easter Rarichie (6). Historic Scotland acknowledged that the proposed locations of the turbines indicated in the scoping response are outside the scheduled areas and advised that the impact upon the setting of these, and other SAMs in the vicinity, should be taken into account and fully assessed during the EIA. Historic Scotland provided data on Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Listed Buildings and Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes within 15km of the application area, for assessment purposes. Information was provided in a digital GIS format.
6.6.3 In response to the scoping report (12/07/07) The Highland Council Archaeology Unit (HCAU) set out their preferred approach to EIA assessment. The HCAU also identified several SAMs which lie in the wider landscape and recommended that as a minimum a visual assessment be carried out to assess the impact of the proposed development on their setting and on the setting of any other SAM deemed to have their setting altered by the proposed development. The specific sites identified are Dunskeath Castle at North Sutor (3319), a dun 650m SW of Easter Rarichie (5) and a fort and dun 600m S of Easter Rarichie (6), a chapel 500m NNW of Hilton of Cadboll (90320), a cross slab clach a-charridh (Shandwick Stone) (1674), and Cadboll Castle (5697). The Highland Council Archaeology Unit also provided information on sites held in their SMR that lie within and in the vicinity of the application area, and information on NSR sites within 15km of the application area boundary. Information was provided in a digital GIS format.
Sites within the application area
6.6.4 A scheduled dun (5) 650m south-west of Easter Rarichie lies within the application area boundary and a scheduled fort and dun (6) 600m south of Easter Rarichie, lies immediately adjacent to the east of the application area boundary.
6.6.5 There are no Listed Buildings within the application area and no part of the application area lies within a Conservation Area or Historic Garden and Designed Landscape.
6.6.6 The NMRS and SMR contain records relating to four cultural heritage features (3, 4, 5, 10) within and one site (6) directly adjacent to the application area boundary. These sites are buildings (3, 10), two mill
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ponds (4) and the scheduled fort and dun 600m south of Easter Rarichie (6).
6.6.7 Examination of cartographic sources provided further information on three sites recorded in the NMRS and The Highland Council SMR (3, 4, 10). In addition, two groups of buildings (1, 2), a building and enclosure (7) and a track (9) were identified from examination of the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1881).
6.6.8 Documentary sources provided no relevant information specific to the application area.
6.6.9 Field survey allowed the character and condition of the sites identified through the desk-based study to be assessed and identified three further sites; a track (8), a circular enclosure (11) and a structure (12).
Prehistoric Remains
6.6.10 The remains of a dun (5) and a fort and dun (6) are Scheduled Ancient Monuments and are of probable Iron Age date. The dun (5) is situated on the top of a prominent knoll within the application area, which has been flattened to accommodate it. The dun survives as a circular structure 20m in diameter over a turf-covered rubble wall spread to an average of 5m. The fort (6) survives as three defensive banks with an entrance to the east, located on a prominent knoll immediately adjacent to the east boundary of the application area. The dun (6), measuring 17.5m in diameter over turf covered walls 3.5m thick, stands in the centre of the fort.
Medieval and Later Remains Buildings
6.6.11 A smithy (1) comprising two rectangular roofed buildings, two small roofed buildings and a well is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1881). Two modern residential buildings now occupy this site.
6.6.12 Three roofed buildings (2) are depicted to the south of the smithy (1) on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1881). The footings of one of these buildings (NH 8384 7395) survive as turf and stone earthworks in a rough pasture field. Field survey identified no visible trace of the other buildings although buried remains may survive. The location of one of the buildings is now within an arable field.
6.6.13 Two roofed rectangular buildings, a small roofed building with an enclosure, a small square roofed building, an enclosure and a well (3) are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1881). One of the roofed rectangular building, an ‘Old Gravel Pit’ and the well are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition map (1907). The footings of one of the buildings (NH 8387 7373) and the gravel pit survive.
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6.6.14 A building and attached enclosure (7) are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1881) and survive as ruinous upstanding features.
6.6.15 A roofed rectangular building (10) belonging to ‘Andrew Ross’ is depicted on Bell’s map of 1763 and is also depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1881). There are no surviving visible traces of this building but buried remains associated with this building may survive.
6.6.16 A small rectangular structure (12), identified as a possible shieling hut during the field survey, stands on the summit of a hill in an area of rough pasture.
Other features
6.6.17 Further sites of medieval or later date include two mill ponds and an associated lade (4) and two tracks (8, 9). The mill ponds and lade (4) are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st (1881) and 2nd (1907) Edition map. There is no surviving visible evidence of the southern mill pond as an oil pipeline has been laid through it and the northern pond is presently infilled with farm debris. The lade survives as a ditch, revetted with a stone wall on both sides, which has collapsed in places, and still carries water from the hill down to Wester Rarichie and beyond.
6.6.18 A short length of track (8) was identified during the field survey as a grassy terrace winding up a slope. Another track (9) is depicted running between the group of buildings (1-3) and the higher ground on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1881). This track (9) has been partly replaced by a modern farm track.
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6.6.19 A circular enclosure (11) was identified during the field survey on a south- facing slope above the Allt nan Damh. It consists of a circular enclosure c.19m in diameter over turf banks spread to c.4m wide and 0.7m high. There is a gap c.5m wide in the south arc. The enclosure may be the remains of a hut circle or, alternatively, the denuded remains of a sheepfold.
Assessment of Archaeological Potential of the Application Area as a Whole
6.6.20 The sites identified by this study within the application area are of Prehistoric and medieval and later date. Prehistoric activity is represented by two scheduled monuments, both of which are defended settlement sites of probable Iron Age date, and a possible hut circle. The remaining sites relate to medieval or later use of the landscape and include settlement sites, an associated track and evidence of the exploitation of the water resource in the form of mill ponds and a lade. The proposed turbine area contains one possible prehistoric site, a possible hut circle.
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6.6.21 The NMRS and SMR contain records of numerous sites in the vicinity of the application area which range in date from the prehistoric period up to the recent past. Prehistoric sites include a field system directly to the south-west on the Hill of Nigg, shell middens c.4km to the south near North Sutor, a standing stone and possible standing stone c.3km to the west in Nigg Churchyard, a possible barrow c.3km to the south-west at Pitcalzean and numerous findspots including a Roman coin at Nigg, urns and a jet necklace near the North Sutor, and several cists at Balintore, Shandwick and Nigg. Sites of later date include the Medieval Motte at Dunskeath Castle, the Medieval castle of Miltown, numerous medieval and post-medieval farmsteads, and 20th century military defence installations on the North Sutor.
6.6.22 The proposed turbine area occupies an area of high ground on the Hill of Nigg. The current land use is as improved grazing. Evidence from historic map sources suggests that this area has not been intensively farmed or settled in the past. Roy’s map of 1747-55 depicts a barren hill with cultivation on the lower ground around the base of the hill to the north and west. A similar landscape is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st (1881) and 2nd (1907) Edition maps.
6.6.23 The number, distribution and condition of sites identified within the application area and the available evidence on historic and current land use suggest that the potential of, as yet undetected, buried remains of medieval or earlier archaeological sites surviving within the application area boundary is moderate.
Key Receptors in the Vicinity of the Application Area
6.6.24 Twenty-eight SAMs within 15km are predicted to have theoretical views of the proposed wind farm based on the ZTV model. Two SAMs are also Category B Listed Buildings.
6.6.25 There are twenty-two Category A Listed Buildings and 195 Category B Listed Buildings within 15km of the proposed development which are predicted to have theoretical views of the proposed wind farm. Two of the Category B Listed Buildings are also SAMs.
6.6.26 There are four Conservation Areas, two of which are considered outstanding, within 15km of the proposed development that are predicted to have theoretical views of the proposed wind farm.
6.6.27 There are sixty-six NSR sites (twenty-four category C and forty-two category V) within 5km of the proposed development that are predicted to have theoretical views of the proposed wind farm.
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6.7 ASSESSMENT OF IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE FEATURES
6.7.1 Using the criteria detailed in Section 6.5 (Table 6.1), Appendix 6.1 includes a column which provides an assessment of the importance of each cultural heritage site identified by the baseline study.
6.7.2 One cultural heritage feature, the scheduled dun 650m to the south-west of Easter Rarichie (5), within the application area boundary is considered to be of National importance. One site adjacent to the east of the application area boundary, the scheduled fort and dun 600m south of Easter Rarichie (6), is considered to be of national importance.
6.7.3 The Highland Council considers the remains of a settlement (3) and two mill ponds with an associated lade (4) to be of regional importance.
6.7.4 There are five cultural heritage features considered to be of local importance within the application area. These sites are buildings (1, 2, 7, 10) and a small structure (12).
6.7.5 Two tracks (8, 9) which lie within the application boundary are considered to be of lesser importance.
6.7.6 One site, a possible hut circle (11), is considered to be of unknown importance. There is insufficient baseline information on this site to provide a more accurately assessment of importance.
6.8 EFFECTS AND MITIGATION
Assessment of Effects within the Application Area
6.8.1 The assessment of predicted effects has been carried out with reference to the design layout shown on Figure 6.1. Using the assessment criteria detailed in Section 6.5, Appendix 6.1 provides a final column which provides an assessment of the predicted effects of the proposed development on the identified cultural heritage sites within the application area. Three Dimensional (3D) site modelling software, Topos, was also used to aid the assessment of effects.
Direct Effects
6.8.2 Two sites (9, 11) are predicted to receive direct effects from the proposed development.
6.8.3 The proposed access road will cross track 9. Field survey identified no visible trace of this trackway at this location although buried remains may survive. Any surviving remains of this track would be directly affected by the construction of the proposed access track and is predicted to receive direct effects of imperceptible magnitude and negligible significance.
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6.8.4 The circular enclosure (11) lies close to the location of a proposed Met Mast. Works associated with the erection of the mast have the potential to directly impact this site. Uncertain Effects 6.8.5 In addition to site-specific predictions above, ground-disturbing excavations associated with the proposed development could have an adverse effect on any unrecorded, buried archaeological remains present in those areas. Baseline information suggests that the area that would be affected by the development work is moderate. Taking account of the limited extent of the proposed ground disturbance generated by the construction of access tracks, turbine bases, met mast, substation, borrow pit and area of hard-standing, the likelihood of encountering significant archaeological remains is probably low.
Indirect Effects
6.8.6 Effects on the settings of cultural heritage sites have been assessed using the criteria detailed above in section 6.5 and tables 6.1-6.3. Scheduled Ancient Monuments, nationally important NSRs, Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas up to 15km from the application area are assessed. Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes are dealt with in Chapter 7, Landscape and Visual Assessment. Two sites within or adjacent to the red line boundary have been assessed (5, 6). A summary of the predicted effects on the settings of these two sites is presented below. A list of cultural heritage receptors within 15km of the proposed development area and predicted by the ZTV to have views of one or more turbines are presented in Appendix 6.2 which also provides an assessment of the predicted effects on a site-by-site basis.
6.8.7 The assessment of magnitude of effects has been based on analysis of the blade tip ZTV and the Topos model, taking into account the distance of the assessed site from the proposed wind farm and the number of turbine blade tips visible. The ZTV model is, however, a coarse predictive tool based on bare-earth surface topography and maximum blade-tip heights. It takes no account of obstructions to intervisibility caused by existing forestry and other vegetation or buildings and other man-made features. The Topos model provides a more realistic indication of effect. Photomontages were also produced to illustrate the predicted effects on the fort and dun (6; Figure 6.3), Chapel at Hilton of Cadboll (90320; Figure 6.4) and the Shandwick Stone (1674; Figure 6.5).
6.8.8 All assessed effects on external receptors are indirect, long-term temporary and reversible in nature. They will arise during the construction of the wind farm, continue through its operation, and be removed with its decommissioning. Those sites that are considered to have no setting issue are assessed as such either because their settings are considered to be limited to their immediate environs and are unaffected by the proposed
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development, or they are considered not to have long distance landscape views as an essential element in their function.
6.8.9 Where Historic Scotland or The Highland Council Archaeology Unit have requested that a site be assessed, they are discussed below. One of the sites requested by Historic Scotland, Dunskeath Castle at North Sutor (3319), will not be intervisible with the proposed development based on the ZTV, 3D Topos analysis and on-site verification and this site is, therefore, not considered further. No significant effects are predicted on the settings of any of the cultural heritage receptors. 6.8.10 The remains of a dun (5), a SAM, lie c.1.3km to the north of the nearest proposed turbine. The remains comprise a circular turf-covered rubble wall, c.20m in diameter, located on top of a prominent knoll. They stand in a pasture field c.600m to the south-west of Easter Rarichie Farm. This site is one of several known duns in this area. The principle views from the dun are to the west, north and east over the low lying ground, which contain few modern intrusions. It also has clear views towards the scheduled fort and dun (6), located a short distance to the west. The wind farm would not be visible in these views and the proposed development would not affect the visual link between these two monuments. To the south the ground rises up towards the Hill of Nigg, blocking views from the dun towards the sea. The dun is not visible as a prominent feature in the landscape when viewed from the north and east, at which point the turbines would be visible in the same view, as it is backclothed against the hill. However, the dun is visible as a prominent feature against the sky when approached from the west. The ZTV and Topos model indicate that all of the turbines would be visible in views of the site from the north and in views southwards from the site. Since these views are not considered key to an appreciation of the site, the impact on the setting of this site is considered to be of low magnitude and minor significance. 6.8.11 A fort and dun (6), a SAM, lies c.1.4km to the north-east of the nearest proposed turbine. The surviving remains include three ruinous walls and two outer ramparts crowning a prominent knoll, with a later circular structure, a dun, located on the top. This site is one of several known forts and duns in this area. The principle views from the fort and dun are to the east, north and west over lower lying ground, which contains few modern intrusions. The wind farm would not be visible in these views. Views to the west include the scheduled dun (5) and the proposed development would not affect the visual link between these two monuments. To the south, the ground rises up towards Nigg Hill, blocking views towards the sea. The monument is not visible as a prominent feature in the landscape when viewed from the north and east, at which point the turbines would be visible in the same view, as it is backclothed against the hill. However, it is visible as a prominent feature against the sky when approached from the west. The turbines would not be visible behind the monument from this view. The ZTV, Topos model and photomontage indicate that all of the turbines would be visible in views of
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the site from the north and in views southwards from the site. Since these views are not considered key to an appreciation of the site, the impact on the setting of this site is considered to be of low magnitude and minor significance.
6.8.12 A chapel 500m NNW of Hilton of Cadboll (90320), a SAM, stands c.5.6km to the north-east of the proposed development. All that now survives of this early Christian chapel are the foundations which stand within an enclosure close to the coast. The current setting of the chapel includes the enclosure in which it is located and views to the east, south-west and along the coast to the south incorporating views of the settlements of Hilton of Cadboll and Balintore. Views towards the proposed wind farm are partially screened by the natural topography and by buildings within Hilton of Cadboll. The ZTV, 3D Topos analysis and photomontage (Figure 6.4 parts 1 and 2) indicates that all of the turbines would be visible in a small arc of view to the south-west. Taking into account the current condition and setting of the chapel remains, the predicted indirect effect is considered to be of low magnitude and therefore of minor significance.
6.8.13 A cross slab, clach a-charridh (Shandwick Stone) (1674), a SAM, stands c.2.9km to the north of the proposed development. The stone was broken and repaired in antiquity and now stands within a glass case, to protect it from further deterioration. It stands on an east facing hillslope above the village of Shandwick. The current setting of the stone includes the glass case, which detracts from an appreciation of the stone itself, with views in all directions. The ZTV, 3D Topos analysis and photomontage (Figure 6.5 parts 1 and 2) indicates that all of the turbines would be visible in a small arc of view to the south. Taking into account the current condition and setting of the stone, the predicted indirect effect is considered to be of low magnitude and therefore of minor significance.
6.8.14 Cadboll Castle (5697), a SAM and Category B Listed Building, stands c.6.km to the north-east of the proposed development. This ruinous 16th century castle stands directly to the west of the 18th century Cadboll House. The current setting includes the house and associated buildings and gardens with limited views towards the proposed development. While the ZTV indicates that all of the turbines would be visible in a small arc of view to the south-west an on-site analysis reveals that views are restricted by the mature trees surrounding Cadboll House. Taking into account the current condition and setting of the castle, the predicted indirect effect is considered to be of imperceptible magnitude and therefore of minor significance.
Mitigation Strategy
6.8.15 The cultural heritage assessment has identified no significant direct effects arising from the proposed development. As such no site specific mitigation measures are required in connection with identified cultural heritage features.
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Construction Phase
6.8.16 Should planning consent be granted for the proposed wind farm, an appropriate archaeological monitoring strategy would be agreed in advance with The Highland Council Archaeology Unit and incorporated within a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI). Mitigation measures may include the following:
• Avoidance of the mill ponds and mill lade (4) and the enclosure (11), which lie close to development features. These sites would be fenced off from construction works to avoid accidental damage.
• Evaluation of those parts of track 9 that are crossed by elements of the wind farm infrastructure.
6.8.17 Written guidelines would be issued for use by all construction contractors, outlining the need to avoid causing unnecessary damage to known archaeological sites. That document would contain arrangements for calling upon retained professional archaeological support in the event that buried archaeological remains of potential archaeological interest (such as building remains, human remains, artefacts etc) should be discovered in areas not subject to archaeological monitoring. The guidance would make clear the legal responsibilities placed upon those who disturb artefacts or human remains.
Operational Phase
6.8.18 No mitigation measures are practical to avoid or reduce the indirect impacts on the visual setting to Sites 5 and 6. The predicted significant indirect effects would last for the life of the wind farm, c.25 years, and would be removed once the wind farm has been dismantled.
Decommissioning Phase
6.8.19 No significant effects are predicted during the decommissioning of the wind farm, presuming that the same road infrastructure is used for the dismantling and removal of the built features of the proposed development.
6.9 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
6.9.1 Twelve sites of cultural heritage interest have been identified by the assessment within or directly adjacent to the proposed development area, using a range of desk-based sources, consultations and a field study (Figure 6.1). Two of these sites are Scheduled Ancient Monuments of national importance. One site is considered to be of regional importance, five sites are considered to be of local and two of lesser importance. One site is of unknown importance. No significant direct effects are predicted on any of the identified sites. The possibility that additional, buried and
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unrecorded remains of archaeological significance survive across the application area is considered to be moderate. Mitigation measures have been proposed to offset the any possible direct effects through an appropriate mitigation strategy to be agreed with The Highland Council Archaeology Unit in advance of construction.
6.9.2 No significant indirect effects have been predicted on the settings of key receptors within the proposed development boundary or within the 15km ZTV radius.
6.9.3 Two hundred and fifty-eight sites in the wider landscape and within 15km of the proposed wind farm are predicted by the ZTV to have views that would include the proposed turbines. None of the predicted indirect, visual effects is considered to be significantly adverse. The settings of the Shandwick Stone and Hilton of Cadboll Chapel have already been compromised by modern intervention and features, therefore the effect of the wind farm on the setting of these two features is not considered to be significant.
6.9.4 The development proposals have been assessed against the cultural heritage baseline. None of the predicted effects is judged to be significant. Overall, it is considered that the impact of the development on the cultural heritage resource would not be unacceptable in terms of local, regional or national planning policy and guidance.
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7,8807,880 8,7068,706 7,8757,875 vv 7,844;7,844; 7,8807,880 8,6328,632 vv 14,04314,043 8,6328,632 vv vv 7,8837,883 vv 14,04314,043 vv vvvv 14,04114,041 2 Turbines Visible 7,8787,878 8,7318,731 vv 7,8487,848 14,04514,045 5,2155,215 8,0578,057 1,6801,680 65,22065,220 1,6801,680 3 Turbines Visible 8,7208,720 7,8767,876 vv 14,04414,044 7,5077,507 8,7208,720 7,8767,876 8,7108,710 8,7108,710 7,8467,846 7,4617,461 vvvv 8,7218,721 4 Turbines Visible 14,66314,663 15,03915,039 vv 15,03915,039 14,04614,046 14,05114,051 62,68662,686 67,74567,745 14,66214,662 vv 67,74567,745 14,66214,662 14,66114,661 vv 5 Turbines Visible vv 8,5378,537 vv vv 8,7018,701 15,04215,042 vv vv 35,07235,072 14,04914,049 vvvvvvvvv 14,04914,049 vv 8,9158,915 35,074-835,074-8 15,04015,040 24,05324,053 11 -- GeneratedGenerated usingusing OrdnanceOrdnance Survey’sSurvey’s vvvvvv 23,526;23,526; 23,528;23,528; 23,531-2;23,531-2; 23,535-9;23,535-9; 23,541;23,541; 11 -- GeneratedGenerated usingusing OrdnanceOrdnance Survey’sSurvey’s vvvvvvv CromartyCromarty 23,543;23,543; 23,549-50;23,549-50; 23,552-4;23,552-4; 23,559-62;23,559-62; LandformLandformLandform PanoramaPanoramaPanorama DatasetDatasetDataset whichwhichwhich doesdoesdoes 35,082-535,082-5 23,90023,900 vvvvvvvvvvvv 23,543;23,543; 23,549-50;23,549-50; 23,552-4;23,552-4; 23,559-62;23,559-62; LandformLandformLandform PanoramaPanoramaPanorama DatasetDatasetDataset whichwhichwhich doesdoesdoes 14,64514,645 vvvvvvvvvv 14,64514,645 35,08035,080 14,64414,644 vvvvvvvvvvv 23,565-8;23,565-8; 23,570-6;23,570-6; 23,585-96;23,585-96; 23,598;23,598; 23,600;23,600; notnotnot taketaketake ininin tototo accountaccountaccount thethethe screeningscreeningscreening 35,08035,080 14,64414,644 vvv 24,26424,264 vvvv 64,93264,932 effectseffectseffects ofofof buildingsbuildingsbuildings ororor vegetation.vegetation.vegetation. 5,9505,950 vv 64,93264,932 vv 22 -- CurvatureCurvature ofof thethe EarthEarth allowedallowed for.for. 14,64314,643 vv 24,04324,043 vv 24,30524,305 24,04324,043 33 -- ObserverObserver eyeeye heightheight 2m2m aboveabove ground.ground. vv 14,94014,940 15,18615,186 62,52262,522 15,18615,186 62,52262,522 vv vv 24,04424,044 1,818-201,818-20 0 2 4 6 14,94214,942 vv 1,8211,821 5,4195,419vv 23,604-5;23,604-5; 23,618-29;23,618-29; 23,636;23,636; 23,640;23,640; 23,644-5;23,644-5; 24,94824,948 23,604-5;23,604-5; 23,618-29;23,618-29; 23,636;23,636; 23,640;23,640; 23,644-5;23,644-5; 14,94314,943 24,94824,948 Kilometres 8,8628,862 23,667;23,667; 23,671-2;23,671-2; 23,675-81;23,675-81; 23,686-90;23,686-90; 23,693;23,693; 14,96614,966 7,4697,469 8,8628,862 7,4697,469 23,695-6;23,695-6; 23,699-700;23,699-700; 23,702;23,702; 23,706-823,706-8 14,65014,650 8,8608,860 14,94914,949 14,65014,650 8,8608,860 8,8598,859 Scale: 1:125,000 @ A3
4,7114,711 4,6714,671
4,6724,672
4,5614,561 Figure 6.2 Cultural Heritage: External Receptors
Drawn by : TH 04 / 12 / 2007 Checked by : SH 1210_E3_110a Approved by : FM TL 01G Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller ofMajesty's Her StationaryOffice. Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No AL ( WCE 100020907 ) APPENDIX 6.1
GAZETTEER OF SITES AND ARCHAELOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS WITHIN THE APPLICATION AREA
NIGG WIND FARM NIGG WIND FARM ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT APPENDIX 6.1 GAZETTEER OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS WITHIN THE APPLICATION AREA
ID Site NMRS / SMR Eastin Northin Status Source Description Importan Effect Effect Significan No. g g ce Type Magnitu ce of de Effect 1 Buildings 283810 874040 Maps; field A smithy, comprising two rectangular roofed buildings, two small Local None None None survey roofed buildings and a well is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map. The smithy is annotated and depicted as two roofed rectangular buildings, a small roofed building and a well on the Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition map. Field survey recorded that two modern residential buildings now stand at this location. 2 Buildings 283840 873940 Maps; field Three roofed buildings are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Local None None None survey Edition map. Two roofed buildings are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition map. Field survey recorded the footings of a rectangular building aligned east-west at NH 8384 7395. The building measures c.15m by c.6m over turf covered footings c.0.5m high. 3 Wester Rarichie NH87SW 21 283920 873740 NMRS; SMR; The NMRS records the wasted remains of a cottage at NH 8387 Regional None None None NH87SW 22 / maps; aerial 7373 and the outline of a single deserted cottage visible under NH87SW0020 photographs; turf at NH 8394 7361. NH87SW0019 field survey A small settlement comprising two roofed rectangular buildings, a small roofed building with an enclosure, a small square roofed building, an enclosure and a well is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map. The roofed rectangular building, an ‘Old Gravel Pit’ and the well are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition map. A large quarry is visible aerial photographs dating to 1946 and 1970. Field survey identified the remains of a rectangular building at NH 8387 7373 and a large quarry. The building measures c.15m by c.6m over turf covered stone walls c.0.5m wide and up to 0.3m high. A possible entrance was identified in the south-east corner measuring c.1m wide. The quarry is irregular in plan and measures c.50m by c.30m and up to 4m deep. Both features correspond to features depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd Edition maps.
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4 Mill ponds and mill NH87SW0075 283200 874300 SMR; maps; The SMR records that a "Mill Dam" (NH 83523 73810) with a Regional Direct lade NH87SW0076 aerial sluice on its north side and a mill lade that leads to the east side photographs; of Wester Rarichie Farm, is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st field survey Edition map. The SMR also records that a pond (NH 83574 73596) is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map. The mill lade is annotated and depicted running from the southern mill pond to the northern millpond and heading northwards to Wester Rarichie from NH 8346 7394 and NH 8357 7360, on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map. The southern mill pond is fed by two natural water courses. The mill dam, pond and lade are all depicted on the Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition map. The ponds and lade are visible on aerial photographs dating to 1970. Field survey identified no trace of the mill pond at NH 83523 73810. This area has been disturbed by the laying of a gas pipeline across it. There was no visible trace of the other mill pond at NH 83574 73596 the area of which is currently used to dump farm rubbish. The mill lade measures c.1m wide and is revetted by a stone wall on either side. 5 Dun 650m SW of NH87SW 8 / 284067 873661 Schedule HS; NMRS; The NMRS records that this dun crowns the top of a prominent National Indirect Easter Rarichie NH87SW0008 d 4781 SMR; field knoll which has been levelled to accommodate it. It consists of a survey circular turf-covered rubble wall spread to an average of 5.0m and measures overall 20m in diameter. There is a mutilated entrance gap in the east. It is very similar to the dun some 250m to the east (6) in respect of its position, size and condition. The dun is visible on aerial photographs dating to 1946 and 1970. Field survey confirmed that the dun is as previously described. 6 Fort and dun NH87SW 6 / 284335 873577 Schedule HS; NMRS; The NMRS records that this site is a fort consisting of three National Indirect 600m S of Easter NH87SW0006 d 5215 SMR; maps; ruinous walls and two outer ramparts, with a later circular Rarichie aerial structure crowning the top of the summit. The latter consists of photographs; a circular turf-covered wall about 3.5m thick, and 17.5m in field survey diameter with an entrance in the SE. Undoubtedly a dwelling, this is more likely to be a strong hut circle, rather than a robbed dun; it overlies the W arc of the fort wall. The innermost of the
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fort defences encloses an oval area measuring about 30.0m east-west by 10.0m north-south. Outside, another wall encloses an oval area about 43.0m east-west by 26.0m north-south whilst a third wall encloses an area of c. 67.0m by 50.0m. The entrance, in the east, is offset. The fort is depicted and annotated ‘Danish fort (Remains of)’ on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map. It is depicted and named ‘Danish Fort’ on Bartholomew’s map of 1912. The fort and dun are visible on aerial photographs dating to 1946 and 1970. Field survey confirmed that this fort and dun are as previously described, located on a prominent knoll. 7 Building 284210 873530 Maps; aerial A roofed building and an enclosure are depicted on the Local None None None photographs; Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd Edition maps. field survey The ruinous remains of a two-compartment building are visible on aerial photographs dating to 1970. Field survey identified the ruinous remains of a rectangular building aligned east-west. The building measures c.18m by c.7m over dry-stone walls c.0.5m wide and up to 0.7m high. The remains of the enclosure were identified as a low bank c.0.5m wide, 0.3m high and c.30m long to the west of the building. The west, south and east sides of the enclosure could not be identified. 8 Track (possible) 283991 873485 Field survey Field survey recorded a grass covered terrace c.3m wide and Lesser None None None c.120m cutting into the slope of a hill. It peters out at both ends. 9 Track 283730 872940 Maps; field A track is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map. Lesser Direct survey Field survey recorded that a modern concrete track follows a similar alignment from NH 8389 7351 to NH 8373 7294 along the alignment of the earlier track. 10 Hill of Nigg, NH87SW 29 / 283260 872050 Maps; field The NMRS and SMR record that an unroofed building is depicted Unknown / None None None building NH87SW0047 survey on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map. Local A roofed building is depicted and annotated as belonging to ‘Andrew Ross’ on Bell’s map of 1763. One unroofed building is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd Edition maps. Field survey identified no trace of a building in an area of dense gorse scrub. 11 Enclosure; hut 283603 872128 Field survey Field survey recorded an enclosure measuring c.19m in diameter Local Direct
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circle; sheepfold over turf banks spread to c.4m wide and up to 0.7m high. There is a 5m wide gap in the bank along the south arc. This feature is possibly the denuded remains of a hut circle or sheepfold. 12 Structure 284047 872318 Field survey Field survey recorded a possible shieling located on the summit Local None None None of a hill. It is a ruinous rectangular structure measuring c.3m by c.2m with drystone walls c.0.4m wide and up to 0.3m high.
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EXTERNAL RECEPTORS
NIGG WIND FARM NIGG WIND FARM ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT APPENDIX 6.2 EXTERNAL RECEPTORS
ID Site Eastings North- Status Importance Turbines Distance Effect Type Effect Significance ings visible to Magnitude of Effect turbines (km) 5419 St Michael's Church, Kirkton 270586 865852 Scheduled National 7 14.3 Indirect Imperceptible Minor Category B Listed HBNum 14940 5697 Cadboll Castle 287851 877680 Scheduled National 7 6.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor Category B Listed HBNum 7779 1674 Clach a' Charridh, cross slab (Shandwick Stone) 285546 874719 Scheduled National 7 2.9 Indirect Low Minor 1680 Nigg Church, Pictish symbol-bearing cross-slab 280435 871702 Scheduled National 7 2.9 Indirect Low Minor 2254 Tain, market cross 277988 882126 Scheduled National 1 to 2 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 2436 Kinrive, long cairns 269948 875389 Scheduled National 7 13.4 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 2803 Tain, St Duthus's Church, collegiate church and burial ground 278021 882171 Scheduled National 1 to 2 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 2914 Scotsburn Wood, chambered cairn 550m NNE of Scotsburn House 272192 876794 Scheduled National 7 11.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 2915 Scotsburn Wood, chambered cairn 820m NE of Scotsburn House 272673 876909 Scheduled National 7 11.2 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 2916 Scotsburn Wood, cairn 910m ENE of Scotsburn House 272887 876763 Scheduled National 7 10.9 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 2965 Kinrive Wood, chambered cairn 269782 875139 Scheduled National 7 13.5 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 3129 long cairn 950m E of Lochan a'Chlaidheimh Lamington Park 274730 878001 Scheduled National 7 9.8 None None None 3490 Loch Eye, enclosures on submerged shoreline 283173 879735 Scheduled National 7 6.9 None None None 3750 Chambered cairn 520m W of Scotsburn House 271528 876193 Scheduled National 7 12.0 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 3751 King's Causeway, road 900m N of Grantfield 276646 877931 Scheduled National 7 8.3 None None None 3753 St Duthus Chapel 278554 882218 Scheduled National 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 3754 Hut circle & clearance cairns 1400m W of Scotsburn House 270681 876539 Scheduled National 7 13.0 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 3755 Church & site of chapel 230m SE of Marybank 274984 876114 Scheduled National 7 8.8 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 3757 fort 580m W of Scotsburn House 271481 876166 Scheduled National 7 12.1 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 4561 Callachy Hill, cairn 450m NE of Flowerburn House 273852 860508 Scheduled National 7 15.2 None None None 4671 long cairn 800m NW of Glenurquhart 273738 862911 Scheduled National 7 13.5 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 4672 Grey Cairn, cairn & long cairn 273364 862455 Scheduled National 7 14.1 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 4711 cairn 165m SSE of Upperwood 271388 863112 Scheduled National 7 15.1 None None None 4752 Carn Liath, long cairn 272999 879814 Scheduled National 7 12.3 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 4959 dun 800m E of Tarlogie Farm 276177 883891 Scheduled National 7 13.1 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 5463 Newton Chapel 284546 881435 Scheduled National 1 to 2 8.7 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 5950 Newhall Point, chapel and burial ground, Balblair 270882 867054 Scheduled National 7 13.5 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 9032 chapel 500m NNW of Hilton of Cadboll 287315 876872 Scheduled National 7 5.6 Indirect Low Minor 0 7507 Cropmarks, 400m SW of Inchfuir 272500 872600 Code C NSR National 7 10.6 None None None 8049 Inchindown Croft cairn and enclosure 268060 873780 Code C NSR National 7 15.0 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8057 Cup & ring markings, Newmore Wood 268320 873660 Code C NSR National 7 14.8 None None None
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8210 Kinrive 2 clearance cairn and hut circle 269930 875470 Code C NSR National 7 13.4 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8226 Fort, Cnoc an Duin 269680 876870 Code C NSR National 7 14.0 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8456 Loans of Fearn 284600 876900 Code C NSR National 7 4.4 None None None 8523 Loans of Rarichie 284500 876700 Code C NSR National 7 4.1 None None None 8560 Ballone Mill 293090 883900 Code C NSR National 7 14.7 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8584 Possible Dun, Castle Corbet 290260 883260 Code C NSR National 7 12.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8606 Hermitage? Easter Bindal 293870 885020 Code C NSR National 7 16.0 None None None 8613 Lochslin Castle 284950 880630 Code C NSR National 7 8.0 Indirect Imperceptible minor 8632 Cist & burial, The Bungalow, Shandwick 285580 874650 Code C NSR National 7 2.8 None None None 8653 Enclosure, 650m WNW of Cadboll Castle 287100 877800 Code C NSR National 7 6.3 None None None 8701 Balintraid rig and furrow; enclosure; field system 273200 870800 Code C NSR National 7 10.1 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8706 Enclosure, 400m NW of Rhives 274200 873500 Code C NSR National 7 8.9 None None None 8720 Ring ditches, 100m NW of Polnicol 275200 873100 Code C NSR National 7 7.9 None None None 8721 Enclosure, 400m SE of Tarbat House 277300 873300 Code C NSR National 7 5.8 Indirect Low Minor 8731 Milntown Castle 277230 873700 Code C NSR National 7 5.9 Indirect Low Minor 8739 Kinrive cairn, clearance cairn, lynchet, field system, hut circle 270500 875900 Code C NSR National 7 13.0 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8823 Possible Henge, Scotsburn House 271530 876210 Code C NSR National 7 12.0 None None None 8825 Hut circle, clearance cairn, Druminault 272200 875090 Code C NSR National 7 11.1 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8833 Waterloo clearance cairn and hut circle 279400 879760 Code C NSR National 7 7.9 None None None 8834 Hartmount hut circle 276500 877500 Code C NSR National 7 8.1 None None None 8859 Promontory Fort, Castledownie 277880 864000 Code C NSR National 7 10.0 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 7461 Bishops House, Nigg Mains 280300 871700 Code V NSR National 7 3.0 None None None 7469 William Wallace's Camp, South Sutor 275000 865000 Code V NSR National 7 11.2 None None None 8537 Caanrigh 283700 871100 Code V NSR National 7 1.0 Indirect Low Minor 8569 Portmahomack, building 291000 884000 Code V NSR National 7 13.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8576 Midden, 600m SE of Meikle Tarrel 290400 880400 Code V NSR National 7 10.3 None None None 8710 Priesthill, enclosure 273800 872700 Code V NSR National 7 9.3 None None None 8775 Morangie Church 276780 883500 Code V NSR National 7 12.4 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8780 Corn Drying Kiln, Tain Golf Course 279500 882900 Code V NSR National 7 10.7 None None None 8832 Church, Marybank 275700 875980 Code V NSR National 7 8.0 None None None 8860 Navity 3, enclosure 276950 864990 Code V NSR National 7 9.8 None None None 8862 Moor of Navity, mound 276880 864970 Code V NSR National 7 9.8 None None None 8915 Cromarty, icehouse 278930 867550 Code V NSR National 7 6.5 None None None 1464 Incised stone, Newhall Point 270900 867000 Code V NSR National 7 13.5 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 3 1464 Crannog, Udale Bay 271200 867200 Code V NSR National 7 13.1 None None None 4 1464 Invergordon, fish trap 270280 868430 Code V NSR National 7 13.5 None None None 5 1465 Cropmark, Poyntzfield 271100 864400 Code V NSR National 7 14.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 0 1466 Mount Canisp 279120 870660 Code V NSR National 7 4.5 None None None 1 1466 Barbaraville, fish trap 275210 872240 Code V NSR National 7 7.9 None None None
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2 1466 Barbaraville, fish trap 275000 872090 Code V NSR National 7 8.1 None None None 3 1471 Midd Genie, chapel, gateway 289710 879230 Code V NSR National 7 8.9 None None None 1 1518 Udale Bay, fish trap 272500 865500 Code V NSR National 7 12.8 None None None 6 2365 Bayfield Mains, Granary 281200 873460 Code V NSR National 7 2.0 Indirect Low Minor 8 2390 10 Duke Street, Robertson's Lodge, Cromarty 278690 867650 Code V NSR National 7 6.6 None None None 0 2404 Cromarty House, Graveyard 279410 867080 Code V NSR National 7 6.6 None None None 3 2404 Cromarty House, Ice House 279300 867000 Code V NSR National 7 6.7 None None None 4 2405 Memorial Fountain To Duncan Ross, Braehead, Cromarty 278810 867630 Code V NSR National 7 6.6 None None None 3 2426 Victoria Hall, High Street, Cromarty 278720 867440 Code V NSR National 7 6.8 None None None 4 2430 Walled Garden, Rosenberg, Cromarty 278690 867190 Code V NSR National 7 7.0 None None None 5 2494 Resolis Free Church, Jemimaville 271970 865270 Code V NSR National 7 13.4 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8 2561 Free Church of Scotland, Scotsburn Road, Tain 277900 881930 Code V NSR National 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 6 5660 Fearn Free Church 285280 878020 Code V NSR National 7 5.6 Indirect Low Minor 4 6252 Ice house, Balblair 270842 867066 Code V NSR National 7 13.5 None None None 2 6268 Icehouse, NE of Invergordon Castle 269882 869741 Code V NSR National 7 13.5 None None None 6 6282 St. Duthus's Chapel, The Links, Tain, graveyard 278548 882207 Code V NSR National 7 10.4 None None None 9 6283 Balintore New, graveyard 286535 875743 Code V NSR National 7 4.3 None None None 2 6314 Fearn Abbey, graveyard 283717 877288 Code V NSR National 7 4.5 None None None 0 6317 Tain, cemetery 278336 882225 Code V NSR National 3 to 4 10.6 None None None 8 6485 Icehouse, SW of Rhynie 284857 879081 Code V NSR National 7 6.5 Indirect Low Minor 2 6493 Icehouse, NE of Cromarty House 279385 867119 Code V NSR National 3 to 4 6.6 None None None 2 6506 Possible Pictish stone, beside Museum entrance, Tain 278029 882129 Code V NSR National 7 10.6 None None None 2
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6522 Icehouse, Milton 277200 873700 Code V NSR National 7 6.0 Indirect Low Minor 0 6774 Invergordon, Invergordon and Ben Wyvis Distilleries 271300 869500 Code V NSR National 7 12.2 None None None 5 1818 Cromarty House 279295 867018 Category A National 7 6.7 Indirect Imperceptible Minor Listed 1820 Cromarty House Stables 279385 866857 Category A National 7 6.8 None None None Listed 7780 Fearn Abbey (Church of Scotland Parish Church) 283740 877288 Category A National 7 4.5 Indirect Low Minor Listed 7848 Tarbat House and stables. 277013 873611 Category A National 7 6.1 Indirect Imperceptible Minor Listed 7876 Kilmuir Easter Parish Church (Church of Scotland) and burial ground 275756 873194 Category A National 7 7.3 Indirect Imperceptible Minor Listed 1404 Nigg Parish Church (Church of Scotland) and graveyard 280441 871708 Category A National 7 2.9 Indirect Low Minor 4 Listed 1409 Portmahomack Harbour Street southern warehouse 291551 884647 Category A National 7 14.4 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 1 Listed 1409 Portmahomack Tarbat Old Church and burial ground 291485 884020 Category A National 7 13.9 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 8 Listed 1410 Ballone Castle 292881 883728 Category A National 7 14.4 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 4 Listed 1494 Newhall 269839 865568 Category A National 7 15.1 None None None 2 Listed 1494 Poyntzfield House 271067 864259 Category A National 7 14.7 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 9 Listed 1504 Old Rosskeen Parish Church and burial ground. 268837 869250 Category A National 7 14.7 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 0 Listed 2357 Causeway, the Gardener's House and garden walls 279297 867213 Category A National 3 to 4 6.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 0 Listed 2358 Church Street, Court House, prison and gatepiers 278977 867390 Category A National 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2358 Church Street, Miller House 278996 867390 Category A National 7 6.6 None None None 7 Listed 2358 Church Street, Hugh Miller's Cottage 278999 867381 Category A National 7 6.6 None None None 8 Listed 2359 Church Street, East Parish Church 279095 867267 Category A National 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2368 George Street, Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's House 278670 867735 Category A National 7 6.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 0 Listed 2369 Cromarty, High Street Townlands Barn 278739 867457 Category A National 7 6.7 None None None 5 Listed 2370 Cromarty Harbour 278540 867723 Category A National 6 6.7 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 0 Listed 4184 Castle Brae St Duthus Collegiate Church with St Duthus Church, graveyard and 278015 882187 Category A National 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Minor
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3 retaining wall Listed 4186 Tain, High Street, Tolbooth, Tower and Courthouse 278003 882124 Category A National 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor 7 Listed 1819 Cromarty House Servants' Tunnel 279346 867036 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None Listed 1821 Cromarty Mains Farmhouse 279397 866388 Category B Regional 7 7.1 Indirect Imperceptible Minor Listed 7770 Kildary Tarbat East Lodge 276701 874897 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None Listed 7771 Logie House 277683 875574 Category B Regional 7 6.1 None None None Listed 7772 Logie Easter former Parish Church and burial ground 277750 876040 Category B Regional 7 6.3 None None None Listed 7773 Marybank 275344 876160 Category B Regional 7 8.4 None None None Listed 7774 Old Shandwick House 278725 875330 Category B Regional 7 5.1 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7776 Scotsburn House and gighouse and stables 272049 876249 Category B Regional 7 11.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7778 Cadboll House and walled garden 287887 877690 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None Listed 7779 Cadboll Dovecot 287912 877553 Category B Regional 7 6.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7781 Fearn Former Manse (Hamilton House Mcfaid's House Farquhar House) 283757 877221 Category B Regional 7 4.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7782 Fearn Railway Station 281530 878239 Category B Regional 7 5.7 None None None Listed 7784 Rhynie 284941 879142 Category B Regional 7 6.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7844 Milton Old Drovers' Inn 276727 874200 Category B Regional 7 6.5 None None None Listed 7845 Scotsburn Bridge over Balnagown River. 271693 875849 Category B Regional 7 11.8 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7846 Polnicol 275437 873053 Category B Regional 7 7.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7866 Balnagown Castle 276260 875208 Category B Regional 7 7.2 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7867 Balnagown Stables 276011 874981 Category B Regional 7 7.4 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7868 Balnagown Farmhouse (at Balnagown Mains) 276011 874981 Category B Regional 7 7.4 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7869 Balnagown Barn (at Balnagown Mains) gighouse and byre 276011 874981 Category B Regional 7 7.4 None None None Listed 7870 Balnagown Castle King James Bridge over River Balnagown 276089 875370 Category B Regional 7 7.5 None None None Listed
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7872 Balnagown Castle walled garden 275814 875378 Category B Regional 7 7.7 None None None Listed 7873 Balnagown Castle Swiss Cottage 275608 875788 Category B Regional 7 8.1 None None None Listed 7874 Balnagown Railway Viaduct (over Balnagown River) 276705 874762 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None Listed 7875 Kildary Former Railway Station 276515 874612 Category B Regional 7 6.8 None None None Listed 7878 Kindeace House Gate Lodge and gate piers 272973 873177 Category B Regional 7 10.1 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Listed 7880 Milton Mill 276791 874201 Category B Regional 7 6.5 None None None Listed 7883 Milton Market Cross 276694 874140 Category B Regional 7 6.5 None None None Listed 1081 Arabella House 279958 875393 Category B Regional 7 4.1 Indirect Low Minor 1 Listed 1404 Bayfield House 280944 872988 Category B Regional 7 2.2 Indirect Low Minor 1 Listed 1404 Chapelhill Church (Church of Scotland) 282473 873628 Category B Regional 7 1.0 Indirect Low Minor 2 Listed 1404 1/2 Easter Rarichie 284426 874537 Category B Regional 7 2.2 Indirect Low Minor 3 Listed 1404 Nigg Parish Hall (former Free Church) 280598 872178 Category B Regional 7 2.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 1404 Nigg House formerly Nigg Farmhouse 280375 871654 Category B Regional 7 3.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 1404 Pitcalzean House 280207 870234 Category B Regional 3 to 4 3.8 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 9 Listed 1405 Old Manse and garden walls and gate piers 280495 871617 Category B Regional 7 2.9 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 1409 Portmahomack Harbour Street Harbour 291499 884592 Category B Regional 7 14.4 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 1409 Portmahomack Harbour Street Fountain 291566 884566 Category B Regional 7 14.4 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 3 Listed 1409 Portmahomack Well Street Caberfeidh 291603 884450 Category B Regional 7 14.3 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 1409 Portmahomack ice house with associated store and cottage 291504 884170 Category B Regional 7 14.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 1409 Rockfield Castle (formerly Little Tarrel Castle) 291054 881951 Category B Regional 7 11.9 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 9 Listed 1410 Tarrel 290102 880912 Category B Regional 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 1410 Geanies House, garden walls and gate piers 289382 879293 Category B Regional 7 8.8 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 1410 Geanies House Summer House 289514 879019 Category B Regional 7 8.6 None None None
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6 Listed 1410 Portmahomack Harbour Street Northern Warehouse 291548 884673 Category B Regional 7 14.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 9 Listed 1494 St Michael's Church, Churchyard and burial ground 270561 865826 Category B Regional 7 14.3 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 0 Listed 1494 Newhall gate piers and gates 270194 865236 Category B Regional 7 14.9 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 3 Listed 1496 Jemimaville Main Street Old Manse (Free Church) 271833 865173 Category B Regional 7 13.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 1496 Aldie Mill 278765 880408 Category B Regional 7 8.8 None None None 9 Listed 1497 Hartfield House walled garden enclosing wall and gate piers. 277665 881044 Category B Regional 7 9.9 None None None 0 Listed 1497 Tain, Hartfield Road, High Mills, Lower Mill, Higher Mill and The Cottage 277590 879742 Category B Regional 7 8.9 None None None 1 Listed 1497 Knockbreck House and gate piers 278663 881229 Category B Regional 7 9.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 1503 Invergordon Mains 270461 869475 Category B Regional 7 13.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 9 Listed 1504 Rosskeen Free Church of Scotland (by Achnagarron) 268316 870216 Category B Regional 7 15.0 None None None 2 Listed 2352 3 Allan Square 278680 867567 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 6 Listed 2352 Allan Square Bank Cottage, Gatepiers 278659 867578 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 8 Listed 2353 12 Allan Square 278660 867527 Category B Regional 7 6.8 None None None 1 Listed 2353 10 Allan Square Ivydene 278670 867536 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 2 Listed 2353 Bank Street, Mount Eagle 278764 867510 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 5 Listed 2353 Bank Street, Ardyne 278723 867564 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 6 Listed 2353 Bank Street, 23 Bank Street, Allanbank House, and 1 Barkly Street 278715 867568 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 7 Listed 2353 27 Bank Street, Beach Brae 278688 867598 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 8 Listed 2353 29 Bank Street 278682 867611 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 9 Listed 2354 Bank Street, The Old Bank House 278671 867593 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 1 Listed 2354 Cromarty, 14 and 16 Bank Street 278720 867531 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 3 Listed 2354 2 Barkly Street 278720 867583 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 9 Listed
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2355 4 Barkly Street 278728 867593 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 0 Listed 2355 1 Braehead 278883 867538 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 2 Listed 2355 2 Braehead 278854 867554 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 3 Listed 2355 3 Braehead 278860 867558 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 4 Listed 2355 Braehead Primary School and School House 278802 867605 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 9 Listed 2356 Braehead, Servants' Houses to Barkly House 278758 867664 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 0 Listed 2356 Braehead, Barkly House 278746 867678 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 1 Listed 2356 Braehead, Alvara and Speybank Villa 278726 867689 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 2 Listed 2356 Burnside Place, Burnside 279133 867282 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2356 Burnside Place, Farndale 279153 867303 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 6 Listed 2356 Burnside Place, Burnside Cottage 279196 867322 Category B Regional 7 6.5 None None None 7 Listed 2356 Burnside Place, Old Brewery 279170 867282 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 8 Listed 2357 The Causeway, The Kennels 279328 867225 Category B Regional 3 to 4 6.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 2357 The Causeway, Clunes Cottage 279334 867241 Category B Regional 3 to 4 6.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 2357 The Causeway, Clunes House 279333 867278 Category B Regional 3 to 4 6.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 3 Listed 2357 5 Church Street 278896 867486 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 4 Listed 2357 7 Church Street 278899 867478 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2357 9 Church Street 278911 867474 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 6 Listed 2358 Church Street, Mercat Cross (within grounds of Courthouse) 278984 867397 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 6 Listed 2358 Church Street Bellevue 279019 867349 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 9 Listed 2359 Church Street, The Retreat 279049 867343 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 0 Listed 2359 Church Street, Wellington House 279046 867319 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 1 Listed 2359 47 Church Street, Albion House 279069 867322 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None
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2 Listed 2359 49 Church Street 279076 867310 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 3 Listed 2359 51 Church Street, Buzancy 279088 867292 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 4 Listed 2359 Church Street East Parish Churchyard and churchyard walls 279104 867260 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 6 Listed 2359 62 Church Street 279096 867324 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 8 Listed 2360 Church Street, St Anne's and bakehouse 279074 867361 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 0 Listed 2360 24 Church Street 278942 867467 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 4 Listed 2360 22 Church Street 278940 867474 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2361 Cromarty, 1 - 5 Duke Street 278676 867616 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 8 Listed 2361 7 Duke Street 278691 867623 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 9 Listed 2362 9 Duke Street, York House 278704 867639 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 0 Listed 2362 11 Duke Street 278707 867642 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 1 Listed 2362 13 Duke Street 278718 867645 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 2 Listed 2362 18 Duke Street 278722 867681 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 3 Listed 2362 15 Duke Street (The Haven) 278715 867675 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 4 Listed 2362 14 Duke Street 278705 867666 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2362 12 Duke Street 278695 867657 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 6 Listed 2362 8 Duke Street 278680 867644 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 7 Listed 2362 6 Duke Street 278671 867637 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 8 Listed 2362 2 Duke Street (and Bank Street) Kintail Cottage 278664 867631 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 9 Listed 2363 Fishertown, 66 Big Vennel 279043 867384 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2364 Fishertown 34 Gordon's Lane 278990 867476 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 0 Listed 2364 Fishertown, 35 Gordon's Lane 278999 867472 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 4 Listed
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2364 Fishertown, Russell House 55 Gordon's Lane 279014 867471 Category B Regional 7 6.5 None None None 5 Listed 2366 Fishertown, Shore Street Seabank House, garden walls and gatepiers 278984 867498 Category B Regional 7 6.5 None None None 7 Listed 2367 Fishertown, 99 Shore Street 279143 867354 Category B Regional 7 6.5 None None None 1 Listed 2367 1 Forsyth Place (gable and shop entrance to Church Street) 278892 867509 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 2 Listed 2367 14 Forsyth Place 278930 867511 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2367 George Street, Frith View 278652 867668 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 6 Listed 2367 George Street, The Cliff 278647 867663 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 7 Listed 2367 George Street, Mary Ness 278658 867680 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 8 Listed 2367 George Street, Reay House 278684 867714 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 9 Listed 2368 High Street, Forsyth House (Former Manse) gates and gatepiers 278844 867534 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 1 Listed 2368 23 High Street 278757 867488 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 6 Listed 2368 25 and 27 High Street 278741 867481 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 7 Listed 2368 Roseville, 29 High Street 278731 867479 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 8 Listed 2368 37 High Street (Off High Street) 278711 867489 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 9 Listed 2369 High Street, Laurel House 278698 867476 Category B Regional 7 6.8 None None None 0 Listed 2369 High Street "Fuinary" 278605 867392 Category B Regional 7 6.9 None None None 3 Listed 2369 High Street, Bank of Scotland 278772 867471 Category B Regional 7 6.7 None None None 6 Listed 2369 2 and 4 High Street 278865 867498 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 9 Listed 2370 Marine Terrace, Hemp Works 278582 867527 Category B Regional 7 6.8 None None None 2 Listed 2370 The Paye, Paye House (corner the Paye and Church Street 279006 867372 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None 5 Listed 2370 The Paye, Gaelic Chapel graveyard and graveyard wall 278825 867308 Category B Regional 7 6.8 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 2370 The Paye, Hugh Miller Monument 278883 867342 Category B Regional 7 6.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 7 Listed 2370 High Street/Forsyth Place, K6 Telephone Kiosk 278866 867517 Category B Regional 7 6.6 None None None
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8 Listed 3507 Castle Road, Parish Church (Church of Scotland) and Church Hall. 270757 868752 Category B Regional 7 13.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 3507 13 High Street, Allewyn 270520 868563 Category B Regional 7 13.2 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 4 Listed 3507 15-17 High Street 270535 868563 Category B Regional 7 13.2 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 3507 High Street Anchor Bar and Rhua Guest House 270701 868587 Category B Regional 7 13.1 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 3507 High Street Town Hall (Playhouse Cinema) 270738 868606 Category B Regional 7 13.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 7 Listed 3507 89-91, High Street "Drumbuie" 270823 868603 Category B Regional 7 12.9 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 8 Listed 3508 60, High Street Royal Bank Of Scotland 270712 868554 Category B Regional 7 13.1 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 0 Listed 3508 84, High Street Commercial Bar 270828 868558 Category B Regional 7 13.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 3508 86, High Street 270840 868566 Category B Regional 7 12.9 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 3 Listed 3508 55, Shore Road Frith View 270856 868431 Category B Regional 7 13.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 4 Listed 3508 Shore Road, Former Grain Store, mechanical spare parts warehouse and 270958 868545 Category B Regional 7 12.8 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 service depot Listed 4183 Academy Street, Former Tain Academy 277864 882341 Category B Regional 7 10.9 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 4183 23 Academy Street 277858 882273 Category B Regional 7 10.8 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 7 Listed 4184 Ankerville Street Knockbreck Primary School 278347 881815 Category B Regional 7 10.2 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 4184 Castle Brae Museum 278025 882132 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 4 Listed 4184 Chapel Street Shandwick Place Shandwick House 277971 882253 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 4184 4 Dunrobin Street Dunrobin House 277771 882380 Category B Regional 7 11.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 8 Listed 4185 5 Geannies Street 278155 881948 Category B Regional 7 10.4 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 4185 11 Geannies Street 278130 881922 Category B Regional 7 10.4 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 3 Listed 4185 3 Gower Street 278156 881737 Category B Regional 7 10.2 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 4185 High Street The Royal Hotel 277970 882129 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 8 Listed 4185 1, 3 High Street 277981 882110 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 9 Listed
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4186 5, 7, 9, High Street 277994 882102 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 0 Listed 4186 11, 13 High Street 278005 882095 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 4186 23, 25 High Street (including Hill View, Market Street 278034 882081 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 4186 33, 35, 37 High Street 278070 882059 Category B Regional 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 4186 39, 41, 43 High Street 278085 882049 Category B Regional 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 4186 High Street Market Cross 278002 882118 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 8 Listed 4186 18 High Street 278047 882092 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 9 Listed 4187 High Street District Council Offices 278077 882089 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 0 Listed 4187 High Street Kenneth Murray Monument 278097 882062 Category B Regional 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 4187 King Street Free Presbyterian Church 278034 881976 Category B Regional 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 3 Listed 4187 10 Knockbreck Street 278216 881847 Category B Regional 7 10.3 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 4188 The Links St Duthus Chapel 278553 882219 Category B Regional 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 4188 8, 10 Manse Street 277873 882089 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 4 Listed 4188 Manse Street, Manse House and former stables 277845 882157 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 7 Listed 4188 Manse Street St Andrew's Episcopal Church 277710 882240 Category B Regional 7 10.9 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 9 Listed 4189 Market Street Clydesdale Bank 278011 882066 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 0 Listed 4189 Market Street The Market 278025 882029 Category B Regional 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 4189 Morangie Road Mayfield 277609 882481 Category B Regional 7 11.1 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 4189 Morangie Road and 1, 2., 3, and 4 Springfield 277522 882482 Category B Regional 7 11.2 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 3 Listed 4189 Moss Road, Rosslyn 277692 882281 Category B Regional 7 10.9 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 4 Listed 4189 Queen Street, Tain Parish Church (Church of Scotland) 277970 882003 Category B Regional 7 10.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 4189 Scotsburn Road, Mansfield Hotel 277626 881640 Category B Regional 7 10.4 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 8 Listed 4190 13 Shandwick Street Kingsway Cottage 278155 881858 Category B Regional 7 10.3 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible
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1 Listed 4190 Shandwick Street St Duthus Centre. (formerly St Duthus Parish Church) 278215 881887 Category B Regional 7 10.3 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 4190 Shore Road, Ross's Store 277917 882477 Category B Regional 3 to 4 11.0 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 3 Listed 4190 Shore Street, Thornhill, Thornton 277908 882306 Category B Regional 7 10.8 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 4 Listed 4190 17, 19 St Andrews Road, Craighill Estate, "New Manse" 277694 882018 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 4190 5 St Duthus Street, Burnside 277943 882085 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 6 Listed 4191 Station Road Railway Station 278193 882372 Category B Regional 3 to 4 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 0 Listed 4191 1 Tower Street/Corner Rose Street, Procurator Fiscal's Office 277876 882254 Category B Regional 7 10.8 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 4191 5 Tower Street 277911 882215 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 4 Listed 4191 Tower Street, Tower Gardens (Mr Munro) 277943 882145 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 7 Listed 4191 Tower Street Former Town Hall 277958 882136 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 8 Listed 4191 24-28 (Even) Tower Street 277992 882144 Category B Regional 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 9 Listed 4192 Tower Street, Bank of Scotland 277965 882196 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 0 Listed 4192 16, 18 Tower Street, Gilleasbuig House 277974 882164 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 1 Listed 4192 The Links, Alexander Footbridge 278535 882433 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed 4494 Hunting Hill, Tain, Operations Block 281222 880982 Category B Regional 3 to 4 8.4 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 5 Listed 4652 Tarrel Farm (Formerly Meikle Tarrel), Farmworkers Cottages 290065 881107 Category B Regional 7 10.7 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible 2 Listed Cromarty 278900 867500 Outstanding National 7 6.7 Indirect Imperceptible Minor Conservation Area Tain 278000 882100 Outstanding National 7 10.6 Indirect Imperceptible Minor Conservation Area Milton of Kildary 276800 874200 Conservation Regional 7 6.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Area Portmahomack 291600 884600 Conservation Regional 7 14.5 Indirect Imperceptible Negligible Area
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