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Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm is a post-medieval duck decoy, a specialist waterfowl trapping facility that operated primarily during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The site comprises an artificial pond with associated pipework and channels designed to funnel wild ducks into catching nets, a hunting method that became widespread across England during this period. The decoy represents an important development in game management and food procurement, reflecting the value placed on wildfowl as a resource for both landed estates and commercial supply. Though no longer in active use, the earthworks remain as archaeological evidence of post-medieval sporting and subsistence practices in Lincolnshire.
Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016472. View the official record →
Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm is a post-medieval duck decoy, a specialist waterfowl trapping facility that operated primarily during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016472.
Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm 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 1016472.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman settlement by Fen Road, south of Poplar Farm (1.9 km), Moated site NE of Sempringham House Farm (2.5 km), Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain (2.9 km).
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