Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 637: summary

Archaeological monitoring at Lion Point decoy, near Cockett Wick Farm, Cockett Wick Lane, St Osyth, Essex - March 2012
by Adam Wightman (with contributions from -)

Date report completed: March 2012
Location: near Cockett Wick Farm, Cockett Wick Lane, St Osyth, Essex
Map reference(s): TM 13945 13289 (c)
File size: 7,453 kb
Project type: Archaeological monitoring
Significance of the results: neg
Keywords: decoy pond

Summary. During achaeological monitoring of the de-silting of a decoy pond located 810m south-east of Cockett Wick Farm, Cockett Wick Lane, St Osyth, Essex, no evidence was uncovered of any additional ‘pipes’ or other silted-up earthworks associated with the pond’s use for the entrapment of wildfowl. Wooden posts, which may have been attached to nets used to catch pochard, were recovered from the silt.