DECOY-POND WOOD, CALVERT
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Decoy pond known from eighteenth century map and surviving earthworks recorded during site visit
Plan Form - STAR SHAPED
STAR SHAPED FEATURE ON 1788 MAP APPROX AT NGR (B1).
'DECOY-POND WOOD' ON MAPS NEAR CALVERT STATION. POND NOW A DEPRESSION. PIPES UNTRACEABLE (B2).
WOOD IS MOSTLY OAK/HAZEL/THORN BUT DECOY AREA IS SALIX/THORN SCRUB WITH SOME LARGER TREES. BANKS OF SQUARE [POND] STILL SUBSTANTIAL & HIGH WITH ARMS [PIPES] BANKED UP ABOVE SURROUND. MARSHY GROUND APPEARS 'GROOVED' FROM SOUTH BANK ONLY (B3).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Decoy pond known from eighteenth century map and surviving earthworks recorded during site visit
Date Listed
n/a