Charles 11 Monument, Crosby Ravensworth Fell

The profile bust of Charles 11 on the Black Dub Monument, Crosby Ravensworth Fell, Cumbria. This monument, sited at the source of the River Lyvennet, is where Charles II and his army rested when marching from Scotland following his coronation in Scone.
The inscription reads, 'HERE AT BLACK DUB THE SOURCE OF THE LIVENNET, KING CHARLES THE II REGALED HIS ARMY AND DRANK OF THE WATER
ON HIS MARCH FROM SCOTLAND AUGUST 8 1651'.
The monument was erected c1851 by Thomas Bland of Reagill. The base-reliefs of the monument show: A profile bust of Charles II; a crown (which Charles wished to possess) and a lion (which thwarted his hopes at the battle of Worcester).