Carn Brea Monument Cornwall
by Terri Waters
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Carn Brea Monument Cornwall
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Terri Waters
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On a clear day Carn Brea Monument can be seen from anywhere in Camborne and much of mid Cornwall, standing over the town as a reminder of its mining past.
This 90-foot-high granite column, a tribute to Francis Basset the philanthropist and member of the most important mining family in the area was built in 1836.
More impressive however is the view from the top. On a clear day both the north and south coasts of Cornwall and everything in between can be seen.
The slopes of the carn have been inhabited for centuries.
6,000 years ago, granite walls and ramparts once circled the tors, and the remains are there to this day, along with the sites of Roman and Bronze Age artefacts, Iron Age roundhouses and, as legend has it, the petrified bones of the Giant of Carn Brea, John of Gaunt who once fought with Bolster, the Giant of St Agnes.
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September 23rd, 2017
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