NHER 41413 (Monument record) - Undated possible duck decoy

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Summary

A curving linear watercourse to the east of the sea wall noted in 2004 may be a decoy to attract wildfowl.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62NW
Civil Parish NORTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 3), Context 973:
Linear and curving water filled channel located to the east of the sea wall. Possibly a decoy watercourse designed to attract wildfowl.
See assessment report (S1) for further details. This site was previously noted in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 13 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.
  • <S2> Thesis: Thorogood, P.. 2000. Duck Decoys of Norfolk (UEA BA Dissertation ref HISH 3P2Y).

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2019 9:35AM

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