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The Rush is a moated site located in Yorkshire, England, representing a form of medieval settlement defence and status display characteristic of the High to Late Medieval period. The monument comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch surrounding a raised central platform, a defensive arrangement typical of moated homesteads that proliferated across England from the twelfth century onwards. Such sites served both practical and symbolic functions, providing modest fortification for the residences of minor gentry and prosperous farmers during the medieval period. The Rush exemplifies the archaeological evidence for dispersed rural settlement patterns and the social hierarchy of medieval Yorkshire landholding.
Moated site known as The Rush is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003661. View the official record →
The Rush is a moated site located in Yorkshire, England, representing a form of medieval settlement defence and status display characteristic of the High to Late Medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003661.
Moated site known as The Rush is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003661.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted village of Marton in the Forest (1.4 km), Site of Marton Augustinian priory including mill, fishponds, and water meadows (2.5 km), Augustinian nunnery known as Moxby Priory including mill and post Dissolution garden features (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site known as The Rush's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Moated site known as The Rush stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.