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Duck decoy, situated 590 metres south west of Rice Farm in Somerset, is an ancient monument representing a specialised form of waterfowl management dating to the early modern period. The site comprises the physical remains of a decoy system, a form of trap designed to capture wild ducks and other wildfowl through a combination of carefully constructed channels, screening vegetation, and concealed netting areas. Such decoys were a significant feature of English rural estates from the seventeenth century onwards, providing a reliable source of fresh fowl for consumption and serving as a mark of status and resource management. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of the landscape, documenting this now-obsolete but historically important method of game procurement.
Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014447. View the official record →
Duck decoy, situated 590 metres south west of Rice Farm in Somerset, is an ancient monument representing a specialised form of waterfowl management dating to the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014447.
Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice 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 1014447.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy in Sharpham Park, 600m south west of Avalon Farm (2.2 km), Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge (2.3 km), Beckery Chapel and cemetery (site of) (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.