Monument South Of Green Rig is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. Monument.
Monument South Of Green Rig
- WRENN ID
- winter-cinder-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 June 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument South Of Green Rig, Nicholforest
- OS grid reference
- NY 489 786
- Coordinates
- 55.09974, -2.80176
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a monument erected in memory of William Forster, who was shot on this spot on September 26, 1891, at the age of 38 (or possibly 68 years). The inscription reads: "THIS MONUMENT ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM FORSTER, BROWN KNOWE," followed by a religious text. The monument features a calciferous sandstone stepped plinth and a polished Dalbeattie granite shaft, topped by a tall tapering calciferous sandstone column. It is surrounded by a low wall with cast iron speared railings. William Forster was a gamekeeper who was shot by a poacher. The monument is located on the boundary between Nicholforest and Bewcastle civil parishes.
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