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Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes is a duck decoy of probable medieval or early modern date located in Essex. The monument comprises a square pond constructed as part of a decoy system, a method of capturing wildfowl that was widely practised in England from the medieval period onwards, with particular intensive use during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Such decoys operated by attracting ducks and other waterfowl into enclosed ponds where they could be trapped, providing a reliable source of game for consumption and sale. The square configuration and construction method are characteristic of decoy ponds found in the marshy regions of eastern England, where the landscape and abundant waterfowl populations made such installations economically viable.
Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016863. View the official record →
Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes is a duck decoy of probable medieval or early modern date located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016863.
Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes 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 1016863.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes (0.7 km), Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass (1.5 km), Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well (2.3 km).
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