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Duck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood is a seventeenth-century decoy pond system situated in Huntingdonshire. The site represents the physical remains of a managed waterfowl trapping installation, a commercial enterprise that was widespread across England during the early modern period. Such decoys operated by channelling wild ducks into specially designed pipes or nets through the use of trained decoy dogs and other luring techniques. The site preserves evidence of this once-profitable form of game and wildfowl management that supplied both aristocratic tables and urban markets.
Duck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006857. View the official record →
Duck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood is a seventeenth-century decoy pond system situated in Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006857.
Duck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood 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 1006857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman barrow 450m south west of Stukeley Park (3.8 km), Roman barrow adjacent to Ermine Street, 290m east of St Bartholomew's Church (4 km), 'The Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath Farm (5.7 km).
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