Monument record 0413900000 - DECOY-POND WOOD, CALVERT

Summary

Decoy pond known from eighteenth century map and surviving earthworks recorded during site visit

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Post-medieval decoy pond in Decoypond Wood

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Type and Period (1)

  • DECOY POND (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Plan Form - STAR SHAPED
STAR SHAPED FEATURE ON 1788 MAP APPROX AT NGR (B1).
'DECOY-POND WOOD' ON MAPS NEAR CALVERT STATION. POND NOW A DEPRESSION. PIPES UNTRACEABLE (B2).
WOOD IS MOSTLY OAK/HAZEL/THORN BUT DECOY AREA IS SALIX/THORN SCRUB WITH SOME LARGER TREES. BANKS OF SQUARE [POND] STILL SUBSTANTIAL & HIGH WITH ARMS [PIPES] BANKED UP ABOVE SURROUND. MARSHY GROUND APPEARS 'GROOVED' FROM SOUTH BANK ONLY (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC4521 Bibliographic reference: ELAND G 1923 IN BUCKS P116.
  • <3>SBC13695 Unpublished document: Chris Reid. 1980. NOTE AND SKETCH PLAN, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT IN APRIL 1980.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6944 2393 (560m by 390m)
Civil Parish STEEPLE CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: HS2 remote sensing survey - CH-004 - 013 (EBC17782)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17704)

Record last edited

Jul 15 2021 5:14PM

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