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Duck decoy is a seventeenth-century wildfowl trap located on Westhay Moor in Somerset. The monument consists of the earthworks and water channels characteristic of decoy ponds, which were designed to capture wild ducks through a system of funnel-shaped arms and concealed netting. Such decoys were widespread features of the English landscape from the sixteenth century onwards, serving both as commercial enterprises for the supply of wildfowl to markets and as sport for landowners. This example represents the substantial industry that developed around the exploitation of the abundant wetland resources of the Somerset Levels.
Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014435. View the official record →
Duck decoy is a seventeenth-century wildfowl trap located on Westhay Moor in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014435.
Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove 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 1014435.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy in Sharpham Park, 600m south west of Avalon Farm (4.9 km), Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge (5.1 km), Beckery Chapel and cemetery (site of) (5.4 km).
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