Carnkie, Redruth

For the village located near Helston, see Carnkie, Wendron.
Carnkie

View from the lower southern slope of Carn Brea, looking towards Carnkie
Carnkie
 Carnkie shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW687399
Shire countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town REDRUTH
Postcode district TR16
Dialling code 01209
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentCamborne and Redruth
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Coordinates: 50°12′50″N 5°14′36″W / 50.2138°N 5.2433°W / 50.2138; -5.2433

Carnkie is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one and a half miles south west of Redruth.[1]

The village is built largely along the Great Flat Lode (a massive mineral trail that was extensively mined), and is surrounded by numerous derelict mine buildings, most of which were built by the mining magnate, Lord de Dunstanville and Basset. There is a Methodist chapel building at the centre of the village which closed in 2010.The Methodist congregation now meet at the Carnkie community institute every Sunday at 10:30am and in May 2015 celebrated their 5th year since moving.

Vehicular access to Carn Brea is gained through Carnkie, at the summit can be found a monument dedicated to Lord de Dunstanville and Basset, and Carn Brea Castle, originally believed to be a hunting lodge, but which these days serves as a restaurant.

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
Carnkie Methodist Church
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