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Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm is a post-medieval duck trap situated in Somerset. The structure represents a form of wildfowl management and hunting that became increasingly refined from the seventeenth century onwards, when decoys were employed as a systematic means of capturing ducks for commercial and domestic supply. The site exemplifies the agricultural and sporting practices of early modern England, when such installations were common features of estates and lowland landscapes where water management permitted their construction.
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 post-medieval duck 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).
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