At Towan Head and in the cliffs of Fistral Bay, near Newquay, there is seen, at a few feet above high-water mark, the remains of the Pleistocene Raised Beach. This consists of pebbly beds associated with ancient blown sands, sometimes of considerable thickness. Above this series of deposits comes the Head or Rubble Drift, formed during a greater elevation of the land. These beds have been fully described by many authors—De la Beche, W. A. E. Ussher, Sir Joseph Prestwich, and others. While capping the Head and Raised Beach, and on the top of the cliff, there is a series of more recent Æolian sandy beds.