Monument record 0193600000 - BOARSTALL DUCK DECOY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: 17th century decoy pond
- SHINE: Boarstall post medieval duck decoy earthworks and Boarstall Tower & medieval to post medieval deserted village earthworks & medieval moated manor earthworks with associated ridge and furrow cultivation earthworks
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DECOY POND (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
Plan Form - SUBRECTANGULAR
1 OF 4 WORKING DECOYS REMAINING IN ENGLAND (B7).
APPEARS ON MAPS OF 1697 & 1788 (B1,B8).
IN COMMERCIAL USE TILL LATE 1950'S; RESTORED FROM 1963 AFTER PERIOD OF NEGLECT (B8).
NOW A NATURE RESERVE. DETAILS OF HOW DECOYS WORK, MAP OF POND, PLAN OF S PIPE (B4).
NATIONAL TRUST SURVEY (B9).
Sources (9)
- <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
- <2>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. pp88-89.
- <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p334.
- <4>SBC4532 Bibliographic reference: G Eland. 1923. IN BUCKS PP104-116 (PHOTOCOPY, FILED).
- <5>SBC10386 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 6IN MAP (1:10560). 1:10,560.
- <6>SBC16353 Bibliographic reference: Wildfowlers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland. 1970. BOARSTALL DUCK DECOY (COPY, FILED).
- <7>SBC9894 Unpublished document: National Trust. 1986. BIOLOGICAL SURVEY: BOARSTALL DUCK DECOY & TOWER.
- <8>SBC6879 Verbal communication: JPP 1989 (NOV) PERS COMM.
- <9>SBC8268 Unpublished document: W L Matthews. 1989. THE NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY: BOARSTALL DUCK DECOY (COPY, FILED).
Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 62354 15095 (317m by 306m) (2 map features) |
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Civil Parish | BOARSTALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Nov 7 2024 8:42PM