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Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor is an ancient monument located south of Lord Bath's Drove in Somerset, England. The site comprises a duck decoy, a specialist hunting installation designed to trap wildfowl, likely dating to the post-medieval period when such facilities were widely established across English wetlands and moorlands. Duck decoys typically consisted of a series of narrow, curved channels or pipes extending from a main pool, concealed beneath netting, which allowed hunters to funnel and capture waterfowl for commercial or domestic consumption. This monument represents an important aspect of medieval and post-medieval landscape management and subsistence practices in Somerset's wetland environment.
Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor, south of Lord Bath's Drove is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014449. View the official record →
Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor is an ancient monument located south of Lord Bath's Drove in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014449.
Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor, south of Lord Bath's Drove is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014449.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa N of Stowey Hill (3.7 km), Low Ham Roman villa (5.3 km), Somerton Market Cross (6.2 km).
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