Towan Beach lies beside Newquay Harbour below the town. Its position made the connection through the harbour’s South Pier useful for moving between the harbour and beach at shore level.
That passage was separate from the railway incline and tunnel used to bring goods down from the higher town. The distinction helps explain the coast’s underground features through the practical work they served. Towan Beach should also be distinguished from Towan Head, the headland associated with the Huer’s Hut and Treffry’s unbuilt harbour-of-refuge scheme.
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Source 1: https://newquayplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/csus_newquay_report.pdf
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