Monument record MLI33344 - Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm
Summary
Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm
Type and Period (1)
- DECOY POND (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
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}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI3978 Serial: ROEBUCK A. 1935. LINCOLNSHIRE MAGAZINE. VOL 2 No.5, p136.
- <2> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3310/21,23,1980, .
- <3> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3308/8A; 3310/28,1981, .
- <4> SLI191 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-50. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 106G/UK 1431; 7135-6,1946, .
- <5> SLI3685 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1825. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. SLEAFORD.
- <6> SLI5581 Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 31614. MPP 22.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1407 3080 (196m by 205m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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