Rushup Edge

For the album by The Tuss, see Rushup Edge (album).

Rushup Edge is a ridge in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The ridge's highest point is Lord's Seat at 550 m (1,804 ft), while Mam Tor lies beyond its eastern end, at the western end of the Great Ridge.

Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
Rushup Edge towards Lord's Seat
Highest point
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)[1]
Prominence	62 m[1]
Parent peak	Kinder Scout
Listing	Dewey, TuMP
Geography
Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) Location in the Peak District Show map of the Peak District Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) Location in Derbyshire Show map of Derbyshire
Location	Derbyshire, England
Parent range	Peak District
OS grid	SK111834
Topo map	OS Landranger 110

Lord's Seat is the site of a round barrow.^[2]

Geology

Rushup Edge is part of the ridge which extends east to Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor and Lose Hill, separating the Edale and Hope valleys. The ridge is formed of Namurian (c320mya) age Mam Tor Beds (alternating sandstone and siltstone) and landslides on the north have formed colluvium.^[3]

Protest

In October 2014, mountain bikers, walkers, horse riders, climbers and conservationists held a protest against Derbyshire County Council maintenance work on the byway that runs along Rushup Edge. They were upset at the insensitive nature of the work, the cost, the environmental impact and the apparent lack of consultation with them before works began. Derbyshire County Council halted the work to speak with protesters in December 2014.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Rushop, also known as Rushup, a nearby village