Charles II Monument at Source of the River Lyvennet (At Ngr 604 108) is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Monument.
Charles II Monument at Source of the River Lyvennet (At Ngr 604 108)
- WRENN ID
- open-sandstone-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Charles II Monument at Source of the River Lyvennet (At Ngr 604 108), Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- NY 603 108
- Coordinates
- 54.49157, -2.61311
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Charles II Monument at the source of the river Lyvennet was erected around 1851 by Thomas Bland of Reagill to commemorate the event in 1651 when Charles II drank from the river while traveling south from Scotland. The monument was renewed in 1861 at the expense of Mr. Gibson. It is made of rough-dressed stone blocks and has a square plan. The structure features two steps leading up to a base, which is adorned with decorative bas-reliefs and an inscription on a cubic block, topped by a squat obelisk. The inscription reads: "HERE, AT BLACK DUB/THE SOURCE OF THE LYVENNET/CHARLES II/REGALED HIS ARMY ON THEIR MARCH/FROM SCOTLAND/AUGUST 8TH, A.D. 1651". The three bas-reliefs depict 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).
Local climate
Charles II Monument at Source of the River Lyvennet (At Ngr 604 108) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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