Carnkie, Redruth
| Carnkie | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Carnkie from the lower southern slope of Carn Brea | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW687399 |
| Location: | 50°12’50"N, 5°14’36"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Redruth |
| Postcode: | TR16 |
| Dialling code: | 01209 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Camborne and Redruth |
Carnkie is a village in west Cornwall. It is situated approximately one and a half miles south west of Redruth. The area's great hill, Carn Brea, rises close by the village.
The village is built largely along the Great Flat Lode, a massive mineral trail that was extensively mined, and it is surrounded by numerous derelict mine buildings, most of which were built by the mining magnate, Lord de Dunstanville and Basset.
About the village
There is a Methodist chapel building at the centre of the village which closed in 2010, but the Methodist congregation still meet, at the Carnkie Community Institute.
Vehicular access to climb Carn Brea is gained through Carnkie, and the summit has a monument dedicated to Lord de Dunstanville and Basset, who developed the mines. Carn Brea Castle is on the hilltop too, originally believed to be a hunting lodge, but which these days serves as a restaurant.