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  • Location: Camborne
  • Location: Camborne

Carn Brea was a Neolithic Fortified Complex of the Third Millennium BC. Quite a bit of evidence still remains. Apart from that there is a medieval castle that really survives as a Victorian folly. There is also on the highest point a 90 foot high (30m) celtic cross, erected by public subscription in 1836. It is dedicated to Francis Basset and inscribed 'The County of Cornwall to the memory of Francis Lord de Dunstanville and Basset A.D. 1836.

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  • Location: Camborne
  • Location: Camborne

Just a brief history of St. Uny church in case anyone is interested in church history.

The church, which was built in 1768 on the site of a former one, consists of a chancel, nave, and north and south aisles. The three roofs of the church are concealed by a richly-coffered ceiling supported on eight tuscan columns; four on each side. There are four entrances - two on the north and two on the south. The church is built throughout of granite ashlar. The fine old tower belonged to the previous church; it has three stages and is substantially buttressed at the square of the angles. The parapet is embattled, having at the corners lofty crocketed pinnacles, with square panelled bases. The belfry contains six bells.

In 1871 the church was thoroughly renovated, when the west gallery was removed and the church re-floored and re-seated. At the same time the east end was raised to form a chancel, the tower arch was opened and the bells re-hung. The organ was placed in 1882. The baptism registers date from 1560, the marriages from 1652 and the burials from 1562.

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  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks
  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks

Carn Brea was a Neolithic Fortified Complex of the Third Millennium BC. Quite a bit of evidence still remains. Apart from that there is a medieval castle that really survives as a Victorian folly. There is also on the highest point a 90 foot high (30m) celtic cross, erected by public subscription in 1836. It is dedicated to Francis Basset and inscribed 'The County of Cornwall to the memory of Francis Lord de Dunstanville and Basset A.D. 1836.

lovely photos there mate

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  • Location: Camborne
  • Location: Camborne

I realise this will be completely uninteresting to most but it's quite an important historical photo in these parts. It's a photo of Carn Brea taken in 1869. It was sent to me by a member of the Mineral Point Historical Society, Wisconsin. She had no idea how they got it but it must be tied up with the migration of Cornish miners to work the lead and zinc mines of the area.

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