Carn Brea Monument
by Terri Waters
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Carn Brea Monument
Artist
Terri Waters
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Standing among the amazing rock formations, Carn Brea monument on the hill above Camborne and Redruth in Cornwall is a 90 foot high granite obelisk reaching 738 feet above sea level and it can be seen for miles around. The huge hexagonal column was erected in 1836 in memory of Francis Bassett, Lord de Dunstaville. The Bassetts were the most important mining family in the area and had lived in nearby Tehidy for over 700 years. Francis Bassett was however the first to be elevated to the nobility due to his efforts to raise an army of miners to defend the port of Plymouth from the combined Spanish and French fleets.
When he died in 1865, 20,000 people formed a procession at his funeral and all the mines were closed. The memorial monument was built with money donated by the public .
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July 18th, 2020
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