Carnkie is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Carnkie

There are great places to visit near Carnkie including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Carnkie if you like hiking areas.

The area around Carnkie features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Carnkie if you like towns.

Hills to visit near Carnkie include Kit Hill Country Park.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Carnkie.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Carnkie including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Carnkie's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Carnkie History

There are some historic monuments around Carnkie:

• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• East Pool Mine
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Bolster Bank
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wheal Busy
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Bowl barrow on St Agnes Beacon 350m west of Cannonball Farm
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Two bowl barrows 130m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Bowl barrow 125m south of St Peter's Church at Three Burrows
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Bell barrow 520m west of Pendown
• Bowl barrow immediately north west of Mingoose Plantation
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Bowl barrow in Mingoose Plantation
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Wayside cross in St Agnes' churchyard
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Medieval chapel and enclosures 570m north west of Wheal Freedom
• Bowl barrow 325m south of Hurlingbarrow
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Cliff castle at Tubby's Head
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• The Three Burrows
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance