Dune: accumulations of wind-blown sand in ridges or mounds that lie landward of the beach and usually parallel to the shoreline.

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Sand dunes in a Cornish village need urgent management to protect properties from sand blown in by high winds, residents have warned.

BBC: Porthtowan's growing sand dunes concern locals

Inland area have not been immune, with the county council confirming Laughton Road near Gainsborough had been blocked by sand blown from nearby fields.

BBC: Laughton Road near Gainsborough

Stony ridges gave way to tumbled boulders, slopes of sifted gravel, and then sand, blown into shifting dunes.

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Villagers said high winds resulted in sand being blown across the road and hampering local shop owners from getting to their properties.

BBC: Porthtowan's growing sand dunes concern locals