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Rede House
Hob Uid: 56578
Location : North Yorkshire Harrogate Moor Monkton
Grid Ref : SE5291057150
Summary : Earthworks of a moated site situated to the north west of Red House. The moated house was documented in 1342, when a licence to crenellate Rede House was granted. The earthworks comprise a rectangular central platform measuring 50 metres by 28 metres, enclosed by a moat on all except the south west side. The moat has a flat bottomed profile and survives up to 4 metres wide at the base and has a maximum width of 20 metres at the top. It has a maximum depth of 2.5 metres. Excavations on the platform have recovered pottery dating to the 15th and 16th century. The site was abandoned by the early 17th century when the present Red House was constructed.
More information : [SE 52915715] Hall [GT] (Site of) (1) The site of a 13th cent. moated house is in the grounds of Red House. (2) Resurveyed at 1/2500. A small dry homestead moat well defined on all sides but the south which has been mutilated and filled in. There are no visible remains of any structure on its platform. (3) Condition unchanged apart from minor amendments to south side. Published survey (25") revised. (4) Earthworks of a moated site documented by 1392 when a licence to crenellate Rede House was granted. The earthworks comprise a rectangular central platform measuring 50 metres by 28 metres, enclosed by a moat on all except the southwest side. The moat has a flat bottomed profile and survives up to 4 metres wide at the base and has a maximum width of 20 metres at the top. It has a maximum depth of 2.5 metres. Excavations on the platform have recovered pottery dating to the 15th and 16th century. The site was abandoned by the early 17th century when the present Red House was constructed. (5) The moated house was documented in the 14th Century, when a licence to crenellate Rede House was granted. The date of the crenellation licence is unclear, one source has 1342 and another 1392. Source (6) has 1342 and 1392 is what is listed in the Scheduled Ancient Monument record (35466). (6) According to this digitised version of the Calendar of Patent Rolls that was published in 1900, a licence was granted "..for Thomas Ughtred to crenellate his dwelling places of Monketon on the Moor and Kexby by Staynfordbrigge, co. York" on 25 February 1342. See link for details. (7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1958.
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Source details : Ancient Buildings of Harrogate 1946 14 (ES Wood)
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Source details : F1 RL 07-JUN-63
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Source details : F2 ISS 02-JAN-75
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Source details : 7th March 2003.
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Source details : G.R. Boynton. (2003). Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward III (1340-43) Vol. 5 [accessed 23-AUG-2011]
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Documented 1342
Monument End Date : 1342
Monument Start Date : 1342
Monument Type : Moat, House
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Abandoned by early C17
Monument End Date : 1632
Monument Start Date : 1600
Monument Type : Moat, House
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 35466
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 55 NW 3
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1900-01-01
End Date : 1999-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1963-06-07
End Date : 1963-06-07

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1968-01-01
End Date : 1969-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-01-02
End Date : 1975-01-02

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1985-01-01
End Date : 1985-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Rede House