2015, Wessex Archaeology, Blyth NaREC Offshore Demonstration Site, Archaeological Assessment of EGS 2015 Geophysical Data

Description

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Limited to carry out an
archaeological assessment of geophysical survey data as part of the pre-construction works being
undertaken for Blyth Offshore Wind Farm. The data consisted of sidescan sonar, magnetometer
and multibeam bathymetry data acquired in 2015 by EGS (International) Ltd. This review is of
geophysical survey data over the Export Cable Area and the Array 2 Area only.
The principal aim of this report was to assess the geophysical data for any anomalies of potential
archaeological interest within the Survey Area. As this assessment follows on from two previous
archaeological assessments a further aim was to integrate the results and produce an updated
gazetteer of marine sites.