© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm is a seventeenth-century wildfowl trap situated in Somerset. The site represents a surviving example of the decoy pond system, a method of game management developed during the early modern period to capture wild ducks for food and sport. Such installations typically comprised an artificial pond with associated pipe networks designed to funnel birds into catching chambers, reflecting the sophisticated management of wetland resources characteristic of the period. The monument survives as a landscape feature demonstrating the historical importance of controlled wildfowl harvesting on English estates.
Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015206. View the official record →
Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm is a seventeenth-century wildfowl trap situated in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015206.
Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery 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 1015206.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary (2.3 km), Somerton Market Cross (2.8 km), Bineham City deserted village (4 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm