Monument record 0193601001 - BOARSTALL DUCK DECOY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- 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 - CURVED
DECOY HAD 4 PIPES (CURVED, CLOSED CHANNELS FOR TRAPPING DUCKS). ALL BUT WESTERN ONE NOW RESTORED. EACH IS C.50YDS LONG, 18IN DEEP & NARROWS FROM C.12FT AT ITS MOUTH TO 1FT AT END (B4,7). REMAINS OF OLD E PIPE, SILTED UP BY 1852. 2 FORMER W PIPES TRACEABLE AS EARTHWORKS. 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>SBC7569 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 1 PP88-89.
- <3>SBC14193 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN 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SBC9894 Unpublished document: National Trust. 1986.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SBC8268 Unpublished document: W L Matthews. 1989.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 | SP 62350 15100 (point) |
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Civil Parish | BOARSTALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13236)
Record last edited
Aug 7 2023 2:43PM