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Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm, is a former waterfowl trap situated on Walton Moor in Somerset. It represents the westernmost of three decoys located on the moor and belongs to a tradition of duck catching that was widely practised across England from the seventeenth century onwards. The site consists of the characteristic earthwork remains of a decoy pond with associated channels and structures designed to funnel wild ducks into a catching net. This monument demonstrates the historical importance of Walton Moor as a landscape of resource exploitation and reflects the period when decoys formed a significant method of commercial and domestic game bird procurement.
Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm: the western of three decoys on Walton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014448. View the official record →
Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm, is a former waterfowl trap situated on Walton Moor in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014448.
Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm: the western of three decoys on Walton Moor 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 1014448.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa N of Stowey Hill (4.2 km), Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon (4.3 km), Low Ham Roman villa (5.5 km).
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