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Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm is a duck decoy of early modern date, located in Essex. The site represents a form of wildfowl management that became established in England during the seventeenth century, reflecting the period's interest in game preservation and provisioning. Duck decoys typically comprised a shallow pond with associated pipe systems designed to funnel waterfowl into traps where they could be captured for food or sport. This example survives as an archaeological monument recording an important aspect of early modern rural economy and landscape use.
Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019149. View the official record →
Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm is a duck decoy of early modern date, located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019149.
Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm 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 1019149.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall (3.3 km), Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets) (3.4 km), Mound E of Basin Road (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm'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.
Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.