County: Mayo Site name: Oldhead, Mayo
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 18R0004
Author: Finn Delaney - Geomara
Site type: Geophysical Survey Assessment
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 483287m, N 782234m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.776594, -9.770757
A new transatlantic telecom system, HAVFRUE, is being planned from New Jersey in the USA to Blaaberg in Denmark with a branching unit to Old Head, Co. Mayo. The project is being developed by America Europe Connect 2 (AEC2) Ltd, an Irish company who have recently constructed the AEC 1 transatlantic cable system. The system is being designed and will be installed by TE SubCom on behalf of AEC 2.
Bathymetric and geophysical survey results in the areas surrounding the proposed geotechnical locations were examined.
This examination of the survey results allowed the geotechnical work to proceed in parallel with the survey work.
The geophysical and geotechnical survey was undertaken utilizing the vessel MV Fugro Discovery operated by Fugro Germany Marine GmbH (FGMG). For the inshore survey the small boat Alumaster, operated by Fugro Germany Marine GmbH (FGMG) was used.
Nothing of any archaeological significance was noted during the examination of the bathymetric and geophysical data in advance of geotechnical work proceeding along the Havfrue cable route corridor.
Nothing of any archaeological significance was noted during the monitoring of beach probing at 19 locations on Old Head beach within the proposed route corridor.
During the course of survey data acquisition one unknown wreck site (potentially of archaeological significance) was noted 126m to the south-west of the centreline of the RPL.
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