DESK-BASED HERITAGE ASSESSMENT IN CONNECTION WITH A PROPOSED GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR SCHEME AT MAMHILAD June 2015 Our Ref: JAC19869 RPS 34 Lisbon Street Leeds LS1 4LX Tel: 0113 2206190 Email:
[email protected] rpsgroup.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT Prepared by: Dan Slatcher Authorised by: Paul Hardwick Date: June 2015 Project Number/Document JAC19869 Reference: COPYRIGHT © RPS The material presented in this report is confidential. This report has been prepared for the exclusive use of AR Partners and shall not be distributed or made available to any other company or person without the knowledge and written consent of RPS. rpsgroup.com CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 2 2 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................... 3 3 PLANNING CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................... 12 4 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC BACKGROUND ..................................................................... 15 5 ASSESSMENT OF EFFECT OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON BELOW GROUND ARCHAEOLOGY AND SETTINGS OF HERITAGE ASSETS ....................................................................... 22 6 CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................................... 32 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES