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Duck decoy west of Nyland Hill is a post-medieval waterfowl-catching installation located in Somerset, England. The site represents a form of game management and food production that became established in England from the seventeenth century onwards, when such decoys were constructed on estates and common lands to trap wild ducks and other wildfowl. The decoy would have consisted of a pond or series of ponds with associated pipes or channels designed to funnel birds into catching enclosures, typically concealed by vegetation to draw in passing flocks. Though its precise condition and original layout require site-specific archaeological documentation, the monument survives as evidence of early modern rural economic practices and the exploitation of wetland resources in Somerset.
Duck decoy, west of Nyland Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014452. View the official record →
Duck decoy west of Nyland Hill is a post-medieval waterfowl-catching installation located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014452.
Duck decoy, west of Nyland Hill 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 1014452.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove (7.3 km), Lake villages NW of Oxenpill (8.2 km), Timber trackway site, 700m west of Honeygar Farm (8.3 km).
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