West Cornwall - Geology
Raised Beach - Maen Dower (S17)
A Pleistocene Raised Beach at Maen Dower / Nanquidno Beach .
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A storm beach of rounded granite boulder is at the cliff base with a raised beach deposit on an old wave cut platform
some 3-4m above current high tides , overlain by a periglacial head of clay bound angular gravels and rock.
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Maen Dower is between Porth Nanven and Sennen Cove in Gallery 17
Ref: 2998
Date: 13/03/2016
Location: SW 3571 2929