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Decoy pond 700m north east of Marsh House Farm is a post-medieval artificial waterbowl constructed to facilitate wildfowl trapping. The site represents a surviving example of the decoy pond system that was widely employed in England from the seventeenth century onwards for the commercial capture of wild ducks and other waterfowl. The pond's physical form comprises an excavated basin designed to attract and funnel birds into associated catching mechanisms. Such decoys formed an important element of rural economic activity and landscape management during the early modern period, with many examples still evident in the archaeological record of southern England.
Decoy pond 700m north east of Marsh House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013835. View the official record →
Decoy pond 700m north east of Marsh House Farm is a post-medieval artificial waterbowl constructed to facilitate wildfowl trapping. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013835.
Decoy pond 700m north east of Marsh House 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 1013835.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saxon Shore fort and Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bradwell-on-Sea (4.1 km), Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island (5 km), Saxon coastal fish weir at Sales Point (5.4 km).
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