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Decoy Pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath is an ancient monument comprising a duck decoy and associated shelter structure located in Dorset. The site dates to the post-medieval period, reflecting the practice of wildfowl management through decoy systems that were employed from the seventeenth century onwards. The pond and shelter represent the physical infrastructure of a commercial or estate-based duck-catching enterprise, with the shelter providing accommodation for the decoy operator during the working season. These monuments survive as evidence of the specialized hunting and food production methods that characterised rural economies in early modern England.
Decoy pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016916. View the official record →
Decoy Pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath is an ancient monument comprising a duck decoy and associated shelter structure located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016916.
Decoy pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath 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 1016916.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech Farm (9.3 km), Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm (9.5 km), Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm (10 km).
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