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Name:Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm
HER Number:MLI33344
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm

Grid Reference:TF 140 308
Map Sheet:TF13SW
Parish:POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

CROPMARKS OF ASLACKBY DECOY, ASLACKBY FEN. THE DECOY APPEARS TO CONSIST OF AN OCTAGONAL DOUBLE-DITCHED ENCLOSURE AROUND A STAR-SHAPED POND WITH EIGHT PIPES CURVING FROM THE ANGLES. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}, LENGTH 150M, WIDTH 130M, HTM 3M
The buried remains of the cropmark decoy (SAM 31614) is the only surviving one of five formerly located on adjacent fens lying within a radius of 1km to 2km, during the nineteenth century. {6}


<1> ROEBUCK A, 1935, LINCOLNSHIRE MAGAZINE, VOL 2 No.5, p136 (Serial). SLI3978.

<2> HARTLEY, R.F.R., 1980-92, LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, 3310/21,23,1980, (Aerial Photograph). SLI183.

<3> HARTLEY, R.F.R., 1980-92, LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, 3308/8A; 3310/28,1981, (Aerial Photograph). SLI183.

<4> RAF, 1946-50, RAF POST WAR COLLECTION, 106G/UK 1431; 7135-6,1946, (Aerial Photograph). SLI191.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1824-1825, 1 Inch Map - First Edition, SLEAFORD (Map). SLI3685.

<6> English Heritage, 1999, Scheduling document 31614, MPP 22 (Scheduling Record). SLI5581.

Monument Types

  • DECOY POND (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Events

  • Site visit to decoy pond

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument

Sources and further reading

<1>Serial: ROEBUCK A. 1935. LINCOLNSHIRE MAGAZINE. VOL 2 No.5, p136.
<2>Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3310/21,23,1980, .
<3>Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3308/8A; 3310/28,1981, .
<4>Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-50. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 106G/UK 1431; 7135-6,1946, .
<5>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1825. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. SLEAFORD.
<6>Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 31614. MPP 22.

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