Record Details
| NHER Number: | 39352 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Mautby Decoy |
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Summary
An 18th or 19th century duck decoy on the site of a possible medieval peat cutting.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4824 1131 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG41SE |
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| Parish: | MAUTBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
18th/19th century duck decoy.
Possible peat cutting.
See (S1) and (S2).
D. Gurney (NLA), 27 May 2003.
(S3) has a beautiful depiction of this in detail showing it much larger than at present with many more pipes.
E. Rose (NLA), 12 January 2007.
Monument Types
- PEAT CUTTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DECOY POND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Article in Serial: Baker, R. E. 1985. Norfolk Duck Decoys. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol XXVII Pt 1 pp 1-18. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Thorogood, P.. 2000. Duck Decoys of Norfolk (UEA BA Dissertation ref HISH 3P2Y). |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Williamson, T.. 2002. Report for Broads Authority. |
| <S3> | Map: 1840. Tithe Award Map. |
Related records - none
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