Wheal Basset Mine

Wheal Basset Mine is a heath in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England. Wheal Basset Mine is situated nearby to the ruins Vanner House, as well as near Chimney.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Redruth transmitting station and Carn Brea Castle.

Redruth transmitting station

Photo: Tinminer, Public domain.

There are three Redruth transmitting stations:… Redruth transmitting station is situated 1,500 feet south of Wheal Basset Mine.

Carn Brea Castle

Restaurant

Photo: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carn Brea Castle on Carn Brea is a 14th-century grade II listed granite stone building which was extensively remodelled in the 18th century as a hunting lodge in the style of a castle for the Basset family. The building is in private use as a restaurant. Carn Brea Castle is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Wheal Basset Mine.

Camborne Redruth Community Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Camborne Redruth Community Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Cornwall, England. It is managed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Camborne Redruth Community Hospital is situated 1 mile north of Wheal Basset Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carnkie and Piece.

Carnkie

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carnkie is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one and a half miles south west of Redruth. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea.

Piece

Hamlet

Piece is a village in Cornwall, England.

Four Lanes

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Four Lanes is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom approximately 3 miles south of Redruth at grid reference SW 689 386 in the civil parish of Carn Brea.

Wheal Basset Mine

Type: Heath
Categories: mine and historic site
Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

50.21385° or 50° 12′ 50″ north

Longitude

-5.23708° or 5° 14′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C2P6Q77+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 353239001

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Wheal Basset Mine from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vanner House and Chimney.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as East Wheal Basset and Cormac Depot.

Cornwall: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Truro, Penzance, Falmouth, and Land’s End.

Curious Heaths to Discover

Uncover intriguing heaths from every corner of the globe.