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Towan (from (コーンウォール語:Tewyn),〔(Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) ) : (List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel ). Cornish Language Partnership.〕 meaning "sand dune") is found in many placenames in Cornwall, England (Porthtowan for example).〔(Into Cornwall website ); ''Place Names in Cornwall''. Retrieved June 2010〕 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 ) to Gwithian beach (at ) with a midpoint near Upton (at ).〔Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7〕 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 southwest to northeast) Hayle Towans, Riviere Towans, Mexico Towans, Common Towans, Phillack Towans, Upton Towans and Gwithian Towans.〔Ordnance Survey: Explorer map (scale 1:25000); sheet 102 ''Land's End, Penzance & St Ives'' ISBN 978-0-319-24116-5〕 The Towans are bounded to the southeast by Phillack village and the B3301 Hayle to Portreath road; to the northwest, the dunes face St Ives Bay across an intertidal beach. Substantial areas of The Towans rise more than above sea level, the highest point being at Phillack Towans.〔 The southern half of The Towans is in Hayle civil parish and the northern half in Gwinear-Gwithian civil parish.〔(Cornwall Council online mapping ). Retrieved June 2010〕 The southern half was in Phillack parish until 1935 when Hayle parish absorbed Phillack.〔(GENUKI website ); Phillack. Retrieved June 2010〕 ==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. 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 is suited to a variety of wildlife and plants including the pyramidal orchid, the glow worm, the silver-studded blue butterfly, and the skylark. Species in Gwithian Towans Local Nature Reserve include skylarks and adders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Towans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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