Great Hill Wind Farm Site Near Calderbrook, Greater Manchester. Archaeological Assessment Report

A desk top study and identification survey was carried out by Lancaster University
Archaeological Unit ahead of the proposed construction of a wind farm at Great Hill, near
Calderbrook, Greater Manchester, by Renewable Energy Systems (SD 915 197 to 936 194).
The purpose of the assessment was to assemble desk-based evidence for the archaeological
and historical potential of the site, and to test this by identification survey to inform a Public
Inquiry. This work assessed the nature and extent of the archaeological resource affected by
the proposed development from both documentary sources and surviving surface traces.
The Greater Manchester Sites and Monuments Records refers to 13 sites, findspots, and
buildings lying within the area of the development proposal, and around 15 from immediately
adjacent areas which are relevant for background information. Many of these are collections
of Mesolithic and later flint artefacts, the largest collection containing over 200 items. No
features of prehistoric origin were identified during the identification survey, but this may have
been as a result of adverse weather conditions in the days prior to the survey.