SEA7 Technical Report: Maritime Archaeological History in the NE Atlantic

The 2006 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA7 Technical Report was produced for the UK Department of Trade and Industry. It reviews existing data and published sources on maritime archaeological remains in the NE Atlantic west of Scotland. The report outlines maritime activity from the Mesolithic period (9000 BC) to the present, discussing legislation, spatial distribution of remains, and potential impacts from oil and gas activities.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the spatial distribution of submerged archaeological remains based on the report's mapping discussion.
• Reviewing the corpus of legislation and policies for maritime heritage protection mentioned in the description.
• Studying the history of maritime activity and human use of the sea area from the Mesolithic to the present.
• Assessing potential impacts of industrial activities on archaeological resources as outlined in the report's conclusions.

Strengths

• Report is anchored to a specific, large geographical study area (SEA7, NE Atlantic west of Scotland).
• Covers a significant temporal range of human activity, from at least 9000 BC to the present.
• Includes a review of a comprehensive corpus of relevant legislation, plans, and policies.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, originally for the UK Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change).

Collection Method

Review of existing data and published sources, not a quantitative baseline survey.

Time Range

Covers historical periods from at least 9000 BC (Mesolithic) to 2006.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

NE Atlantic west of Scotland, encompassing western Scotland and Northern Ireland coastlines.