Hayle Towans, Cornwall - Beach (animated) - Harvey Barton postcard c.1960s

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• Picture / Image:  The Beach, Hayle Towans, Cornwall
• Publisher: Harvey Barton of Bristol (No. A9R)
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Towan (from Cornish: Tewyn, meaning "sand dune")[1] is found in many placenames in Cornwall (Porthtowan for example).[2] However, The Towans usually refers to the three-mile (5 km) stretch of coastal dunes which extends north-east from the estuary of the River Hayle (at 50.19256°N 5.43111°W) to Gwithian beach (at 50.22991°N 5.39145°W) with a midpoint near Upton (at 50.21053°N 5.40768°WCoordinates: 50.21053°N 5.40768°W). The South West Coast Path crosses the towans.[3]

The Towans are bounded to the south-east by Phillack village and the B3301 Hayle to Portreath road; to the north-west, the dunes face St Ives Bay across an intertidal beach. Substantial areas of The Towans rise more than 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level, the highest point being 72 metres (236 ft) at Phillack Towans.[3] The southern half of The Towans is in Hayle civil parish and the northern half in Gwinear-Gwithian civil parish.[4] The southern half was in Phillack parish until 1935 when Phillack was absorbed into the parish of Hayle.[5]

Although 'The Towans' refers to the whole stretch, individual areas of the dunes have their own identities. Those named by Ordnance Survey on its mapping are (from south-west to north-east) Lelant Towans, Hayle Towans, Riviere Towans, Mexico Towans, Common Towans, Phillack Towans, Upton Towans and Gwithian Towans.[3]

Gwithian to Mexico Towans SSSI

Much of the area falls within the Gwithian to Mexico Towans SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), noted for both its geological and biological interest.[6][7] Two areas of the site are also Local Nature Reserves. Upton Towans is owned by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a habitat of sand dune and grassland suited to a variety of wildlife and plants including the pyramidal orchid, glow worm, silver-studded blue butterfly, and skylark.[8][9][10] Species in Gwithian Towans Local Nature Reserve include skylarks and adders.[11][12]