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Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane is a seventeenth-century wildfowl trap situated in Somerset. The decoy consists of a shallow pond with associated pipes, channels, and structures designed to funnel wild ducks into enclosures where they could be captured for food and feathers, a practice that was commercially significant during the early modern period. Such decoys represent an important technological innovation in medieval and early modern hunting methods, with their systematic design allowing for the mass capture of waterfowl. The site preserves evidence of this specialist form of animal husbandry that was widespread across southern England during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014453. View the official record →
Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane is a seventeenth-century wildfowl trap situated in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014453.
Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane 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 1014453.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glastonbury lake village (7.9 km), Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm (8.2 km), Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House (9 km).
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