Site Event/Activity record ESF28998 - Excavation - Strip map and sample and watching brief onshore cable works Galloper offshore Wind farm, Leiston
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Location
Location | |
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Grid reference | Centred TM 6472 2626 (897m by 250m) |
Map sheet | TM62NW |
Civil Parish | LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
Not recorded.
Description
North and west fields (refer to section 1.3): Strip, map and sample excavation of a c.23 m wide easement and associated cable trenching. Archaeological monitoring during excavations of HDD launch and reception pits at the Sizewell Gap and Sandlings Walk crossings
East field and cable landfall site on Sizewell beach (refer to section 1.3): Archaeological monitoring (watching brief) during ground reduction/excavations for: UXO clearance, localised cable trenching, HDD pit at the Sandlings Walk crossing, alterations of works
compound adjacent to Sandlings Walk, a Transition Joint Bay (TJB) for the jointing of the marine cable to the onshore cables and construction of a cofferdam and beach anchor points. Further works, on the beach, section of cable works and an Unexploded Ordnance survey were subject to watching brief conditions.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SSF60439 Unpublished document: Wells, T.. 2021. Research Archive Report: Excavations at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm (Onshore Works).
- --- SSF60503 Unpublished document: Lathan, J. and Piggott, T.. 2017. Archaeological Excavation - Gallopers Offshore Wind Farm, Sizewell Gap, Leiston, Suffolk, Onshore Cable Route (Phase 2).
- --- SSF61705 Unpublished document: De'athe, R.. 2019. Post Excavation Assessment - Galloper wind farm onshore works, Sizewell Gap, Leiston Post Excavation Assessment Report and updated project design.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- LCS 161 Late Prehistoric and Romano-British agricultural activity at Galloper offshore Wind Farm (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 29 2023 2:06PM