Raughton Head War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: Scottish granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located on a triangular green at a road junction in the centre of Raughton Head, Cumbria. It is prominently situated at the heart of the hamlet and opposite the parish church. It comprises a tall Scottish granite Celtic cross with a central boss and knot work carved on all sides, atop a tall, four-sided pillar with a moulded cornice and including ball mouldings underneath, bearing Celtic decorative motifs and inscriptions. The pillar is set upon a two-stepped base.

The pillar bears the inscriptions in leaded lettering which reads: THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAMES)/ “THE GLORIOUS DEAD”// SERVED IN HM FORCES/ (NAMES)// SERVED IN HM FORCES/ (NAMES)// SERVED 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE FROM THIS/ PARISH/ WHO ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY’S CALL/ (NAMES).