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Duck decoy on Middle Moor is a seventeenth-century wildfowl trap situated in Somerset. The decoy consists of a shallow pond with associated pipe systems designed to channel ducks into catching nets, representing a specialist form of game management practised extensively across England during the post-medieval period. Such decoys were typically operated by landowners or their agents to supply fresh wildfowl for domestic consumption and market sale. The Middle Moor installation reflects the commercial importance of duck farming and hunting in early modern rural economies.
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 seventeenth-century wildfowl trap situated 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).
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