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Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge is a post-medieval waterfowl trapping installation located in Lancashire, England. The site consists of an artificial pond constructed as part of the decoy system, a method of duck hunting that was widely employed across England from the seventeenth century onwards. Duck decoys functioned through a combination of carefully designed water channels, nets, and trained decoy ducks that lured wild fowl into capture zones, providing a significant source of wildfowl for both sustenance and commercial trade. The survival of the pond structure represents evidence of the organised exploitation of wetland resources during the early modern period.
Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014717. View the official record →
Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge is a post-medieval waterfowl trapping installation located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014717.
Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge 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 1014717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Speke Hall moated site (5.9 km), Halton Castle: a ruined shell keep castle on the site of an earlier motte and bailey (6 km), Roman fortlet at Ince, 150m north east of Hall Farm (6.3 km).
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