Carbis Bay Beach

Formerly known as Barrepta Cove, Carbis Bay was given its current name in 1884 for an inland farmstead recorded under the family name Carbons.

The 1861 census records 103 people living in 23 houses in the area at the time. The population back then was entirely dependent on mining, and all of the men most likely worked at the nearby Wheal Providence mine.

While more common minerals and metals such as copper and quartz were mined here, Wheal Providence mine is notable for being the type locality, or discovery site, of the rare blue mineral connellite.

Today, Carbis Bay has a population of over 3000, and, following the exposure from the G7 Summit, is renowned internationally for the beauty of its beach and landscape.