Wall to Crinnis Cliff Gun Battery

Wall to landward side of Crinnis Cliff gun battery, 1793 for Charles Rashleigh, with later alterations.

MATERIALS: stone rubble with granite parapet copings, later alterations in brick.

The landward defence to the Crinnis Cliff Battery roughly comprises a semi-circular wall, approximately two metres in height with a battlemented parapet with flat granite copings. At the south-west side is the original main entrance, altered with brick jambs and with a wrought-iron gate. Some areas of the internal face, particularly on the western side, are cement rendered marking the site of a lean-to storage facility for small arms. On the north-west side the wall has been breached. Within the battery there are remains of four gun platforms, a flag-staff base and bases for other ancillary buildings. Near the breached section of wall is a derelict brick and concrete ammunition magazine.