UK outfit Allen Archaeology will start survey work in August on the onshore cable route of Innogy and Statkraft’s 900MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm, which will be located off the Lincolnshire coast.
Allen Archaeology will dig about 300 archaeological trial trenches to build a detailed picture of the historic landscape of the local area as part of preconstruction work for the project.
The surveys are expected to take about five months to complete.
The preconstruction work is taking place along the entire length of the project’s almost 60km-long onshore cable corridor.
The results will ensure any archaeological sites are sensitively and appropriately managed during future construction works, Innogy and Statkraft said.
Triton Knoll project director James Cotter said: “The trenches will mostly be around a metre deep and the results will help build a really detailed picture of the landscape to help inform our construction methods.
“This latest round of survey works is our most significant onshore activity to date, and marks another important step towards ensuring Triton Knoll is construction ready by the time we reach a final financial investment decision.”
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By EBS