Site Event/Activity record EHG381 - DBA & Walkover survey - proposed wind farm, Achkeepster, Caithness

A desk based assessment and walkover survey was undertaken by J Hooper in February 2001 prior to a proposed windfarm development at Achkeepster, Caithness. Whilst all exsisting sites were visited, several unrecorded archaeological remains, including five hut cricles and a possible burnt mound, were also identified. In total 37 groups of archaeological remains were identified either on the ground or in the documentary record creating a picture of a densely occupied landscape, inhabited from prehistoric times onwards. Several mitigation measures were suggseted, including a 50m buffer exclusion zone for all archaeological features and a redesign of the layout of the wind farm to protect and lower the impact on the cultural heritage resources. <1>