Moor Monkton Rede House

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Ughtred Manor; Monkton on the Moor; Red House; Monketon super moram

In the civil parish of Moor Monkton.
In the historic county of Yorkshire Ainsty & York (Modern Authority of North Yorkshire, 1974 county of North Yorkshire).

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 50m by 28m, enclosed by a moat on all except the southwest side. The moat has a flat bottomed profile and survives up to 4m wide at the base and has a maximum width of 20m at the top. It has a maximum depth of 2.5m. Excavations on the platform have recovered pottery dating to C15 and C16. The site was abandoned by the early C17 when the present Red House was constructed. Licence to crenellate was granted to Thomas Ughtred in 1342.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1342 Feb 25.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE52915715

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 56578

• Web site links
  • http://redhouse.orpheusweb.co.uk/history.htm
• Books
  • Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p421
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p413
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls (1340-43) p388