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Chapter-14-Cultural-Heritage.Pdf [PDF] NORTH KILDARE WIND FARM LTD. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED MAIGHNE WIND FARM IN COUNTIES KILDARE AND MEATH VOLUME 2 – MAIN EIS CHAPTER 14 – ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE March 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 14 ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE ..................................... 1 14.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 14.2 METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 1 14.2.1 Study Area ................................................................................................... 1 14.2.2 Layout of the Chapter, Appendices and Figures/Illustrations ................................ 5 14.2.3 Relevant Guidance ......................................................................................... 6 14.2.4 Cultural Heritage Assets (Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage) ........ 7 14.2.5 Evaluation Process ......................................................................................... 8 14.3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................... 14 14.3.1 Archaeological and Historical Background ......................................................... 14 14.3.2 Maighne Wind Farm cluster baselines .............................................................. 30 14.3.3 Associated Infrastructure for Maighne Windfarm ............................................... 76 14.4 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ............................................................................................... 83 14.4.1 Potential Impacts during Construction ............................................................. 83 14.4.2 Potential Impacts during Operation ................................................................. 87 14.4.3 Potential Cumulative Impacts ......................................................................... 96 14.4.4 Potential Impacts during Decommissioning ....................................................... 96 14.5 MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................................... 96 14.5.1 Construction ................................................................................................ 96 14.5.2 Operation .................................................................................................... 99 14.5.3 Decommissioning ......................................................................................... 99 14.6 RESIDUAL IMPACTS ................................................................................................ 99 14.7 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 101 Q:/2014/LE14/731/04/Rpt001-0.doc i/ii LIST OF TABLES PAGE TABLE 14.1: LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AND HISTORIC CHARACTER WITHIN THE WIND FARM STUDY AREA .......... 3 TABLE 14.2: TOWNLANDS, BARONIES AND PARISHES IN THE MAIGHNE WIND FARM ................................. 4 TABLE 14.3: ASSESSMENT FIGURES ........................................................................................ 5 TABLE 14.4: ABBREVIATIONS IN THE TEXT ................................................................................. 5 TABLE 14.5: LIST OF APPENDICES .......................................................................................... 6 TABLE 14.6: ASSESSMENT STUDY AREA ................................................................................... 9 TABLE 14.7: PHOTOMONTAGES THAT INCLUDE CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSETS ......................................... 10 TABLE 14.8: TYPE OF IMPACT .............................................................................................. 11 TABLE 14.9: IMPACT QUALITY .............................................................................................. 11 TABLE 14.10: SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS ................................................................................. 12 TABLE 14.11: FACTORS TO BE CONSIDER WHEN ASSESSING IMPACTS OF WIND FARM DEVELOPMENTS ON SETTING ................................................................................................................. 13 TABLE 14.12: TOPOGRAPHICAL FILES BALLYNAKILL CLUSTER........................................................... 30 TABLE 14.13: TOPONYMS- PLACENAME MEANINGS (TOWNLANDS) WITHIN THE BALLYNAKILL CLUSTER ............ 30 TABLE 14.14: CULTURAL HERITAGE/ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES IDENTIFIED DURING FIELD WORK (FIG. 14.4)32 TABLE 14.15: RECORD OF MONUMENTS AND PLACES WITHIN 1KM AND WITHIN 1-2KM OF THE BALLYNAKILL CLUSTER (FIG. 14.4) .................................................................................................... 34 TABLE 14.16: RPS SITES WITHIN 1KM AND 1-2KM OF THE BALLYNAKILL CLUSTER (FIG. 14.4) ................... 38 TABLE 14.17: TOPOGRAPHICAL FILES WINDMILL CLUSTER.............................................................. 40 TABLE 14.18: TOPONYMS- PLACENAME MEANINGS (TOWNLANDS) WITHIN THE WINDMILL CLUSTER ............... 40 TABLE 14.19: RECORD OF MONUMENTS AND PLACES WITHIN 1KM & 1-2KM OF THE WINDMILL CLUSTER (FIG. 14.5) .......................................................................................................... 42 TABLE 14.20: PROTECTED STRUCTURES/NIAH SITES WITHIN 1KM & 1-2KM OF THE WINDMILL CLUSTER (FIG. 14.5) .......................................................................................................... 44 TABLE 14.21: TOPOGRAPHICAL FILES DREHID-HORTLAND CLUSTER .................................................. 46 TABLE 14.22: TOPONYMS- PLACENAME MEANINGS (TOWNLANDS) WITHIN THE DREHID-HORTLAND CLUSTER .... 47 TABLE 14.23: CULTURAL HERITAGE/ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES IDENTIFIED DURING FIELD WORK (FIG. 14.6)50 TABLE 14.24: RECORD OF MONUMENTS AND PLACES RECORD OF MONUMENTS AND PLACES WITHIN 1KM & 1-2KM OF THE DREHID-HORTLAND CLUSTER (FIG. 14.6) ....................................................... 51 TABLE 14.25: .. PROTECTED STRUCTURES/NIAH SITES WITHIN 1KM & WITHIN 1–2KM OF THE DREHID-HORTLAND CLUSTER (FIG. 14.6) ....................................................................................... 56 TABLE 14.26: TOPOGRAPHICAL FILES DERRYBRENNAN CLUSTER ....................................................... 58 TABLE 14.27: TOPONYMS- PLACENAME MEANINGS (TOWNLANDS) WITHIN THE DERRYBRENNAN CLUSTER......... 58 TABLE 14.28: RECORD OF MONUMENTS AND PLACES SITES WITHIN 1KM OF DERRYBRENNAN CLUSTER (FIG. 14.8) ................................................................................................................. 59 TABLE 14.29: TOPOGRAPHICAL FILES CLONCUMBER CLUSTER .......................................................... 60 TABLE 14.30: TOPONYMS- PLACENAME MEANINGS (TOWNLANDS) WITHIN THE CLONCUMBER CLUSTER ........... 60 TABLE 14.31: CULTURAL HERITAGE/ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES IDENTIFIED DURING FIELD WORK (FIG. 14.6)62 TABLE 14.32: RECORD OF MONUMENTS AND PLACES SITES WITHIN THE CLONCUMBER CLUSTER .................. 63 TABLE 14.33: PROTECTED STRUCTURES/NIAH SITES WITHIN 1KM AND 1-2KM OF THE CLONCUMBER CLUSTER . 66 TABLE 14.34: NATIONAL MONUMENTS WITHIN C.5KM OF THE MAIGHNE WIND FARM (MEASURED FROM OUTER EDGE OF MONUMENT) ........................................................................................ 68 TABLE 14.36: ACCESSIBLE SITES ON PROMINENT LOCATIONS ........................................................... 71 TABLE 14.37: CANDIDATE WORLD HERITAGE SITES ON THE TENTATIVE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LISTS WITHIN 30KM ................................................................................................. 72 TABLE 14.38: ROYAL SITES OF IRELAND NOMINATION STATEMENTS ................................................... 73 TABLE 14.39: SITES LOCATED ALONG OR IN PROXIMITY TO THE MV CABLES ......................................... 78 TABLE 14.40: SITES LOCATED ALONG OR IN PROXIMITY TO THE HV CABLE ROUTE TO WOODLAND ................ 80 TABLE 14.41: SITES LOCATED ALONG OR IN PROXIMITY TO THE HV CABLE ROUTE TO MAYNOOTH ................. 81 TABLE 14.42: SITES POTENTIALLY IMPACTED BY THE TURBINE DELIVERY UPGRADE NODES .......................... 82 TABLE 14.43: PROTECTED BRIDGE STRUCTURES (RPS SITES) CROSSED BY THE HAUL/TDR ....................... 82 TABLE 14.44: KDIAHS STRUCTURES ON THE HAUL/ TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTES .................................... 83 Q:/2014/LE14/731/04/Rpt001-0.doc ii/ii Chapter 14 Element Power Ireland Maighne Wind Farm Environmental Impact Statement Volume 2 – Main EIS 14 ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE 14.1 Introduction This chapter of the environmental impact statement (EIS) evaluates the likely significant effects on the archaeological heritage, architectural heritage and cultural heritage issues arising from the proposed for the Maighne Wind Farm development. The proposed development consists of the erection of up to 47 no. wind turbines with a tip height of up to 169m, access tracks and hardstandings, a sub-station, a permanent metrological mast, borrow pits and associated drainage works, temporary compounds as well as temporary minor alterations to the public road for the delivery of turbines to the site (turbine delivery route). The turbines are arranged in five clusters. The clusters are Ballynakill, Windmill, Drehid Hortland, Derrybrennan and Cloncumber. All clusters are connected via associated underground medium voltage (MV) cables which run predominately along the public road network linking back to
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