I'm not sure... this line of stones extends from Tolcarne (near the Fisherman's Memorial) almost as far as the existing Prom where the Larrigan River joins the sea.
Just found a great pic of the 1962 Ash Wednesday storm:
"the damage wasn't just restricted to the Penzance end, here the entire sea wall protecting the Tolcarne car park was destroyed with the pounding seas forcing huge granite stones against the wall of Peake's the Funeral Directors and Shipwrights.."
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