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Monument Number 1044765

Hob Uid: 1044765
Location :
Somerset
Sedgemoor
Cossington
Grid Ref : ST3703042490
Summary : Duck decoy, 770m SSE of Gold Corner Bridge
More information : ST 3703 4249

Duck decoy pool 60m square, raised banks on south, east and north with irregular south bank; reputed to be 1m deep. There are four pipes which extend north and south from each corner, between 30m and 38m in length. The decoy is evident from aerial photographs of 1947 and 1971. The complete decoy is shown on the 1886 OS map, marked as a decoy pool in a wooded/marshy area, with Decoy Rhyne on the west boundary. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : English Heritage Record Form 19-MAR-1996
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Decoy Pond
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 27964
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 34 SE 23
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