One of the "Faces" at Armathathwaite

This is just one of a number of faces carved into the sandstone here. As you are very close due to the river, it's hard to set them in context. This is one of the less attractive faces but at least shows it in the context of its setting. I will no doubt blip some of the other carvings on a future visit!

The interesting carvings consist of various faces and also a salmon, higher up there can be seen an inscription, which consists of a quotation from Isaac Walton's "Compleat Angler":

Nearby, there is an inscription of greater antiquity which is believed to be of possible Roman origin.

The carvings and inscriptions of a later date are said to have been produced by William Mounsey, (1808 -1877) an eccentric local scholar and traveller. Further examples of his work can be seen at the Caves of St.Constantine at Wetheral and on the Jew Stone at Mallerstang Dale.