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Duck decoy on Middle Moor is a water management structure built to trap wildfowl, located in Somerset. The site represents a form of specialized hunting architecture that became established in England during the early modern period, with many decoys constructed from the seventeenth century onwards. The decoy would have functioned through a system of artificial water channels and carefully designed pathways to funnel ducks into a catching pipe where they could be captured live or killed. Such installations were economically important as sources of fresh meat and feathers for both domestic consumption and commercial purposes.
Duck decoy on Middle Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014451. View the official record →
Duck decoy on Middle Moor is a water management structure built to trap wildfowl, located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014451.
Duck decoy on Middle 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 1014451.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Hanging Chapel and a medieval gateway at The Hill (2.6 km), Roman house W of vicarage (3.4 km), Cross in St Catherine's churchyard (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Duck decoy on Middle Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Duck decoy on Middle Moor stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.