Former Gun Shed And Attached Lime Kilns

The former gun shed, built around 1804-1805, was designed to store 18-pounder guns from the nearby cliff battery. It is constructed from coursed stone rubble with a brick gable end and features a gabled slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan and consists of two storeys, with a ground-floor storage area for guns and a first-floor carpenters' shop. The facade includes a four-window range with 3/2 pane sashes from 1991, brick jambs on the first floor, and a semi-circular arched opening to the left with a timber lintel and brick jambs to the right. There are four buttresses supporting the structure. The left gable end has steps leading to a loft door, with timber lintels above the flanking 3/3-pane sashes. Inside, the gun shed features heavy beams, a cobbled floor, and a king-post roof.

Attached to the right end of the gun shed are lime kilns, which are shown on an 1825 estate map. These kilns are built from squared granite blocks with chamfered coping on the retaining walls and have keyed brick arches. The kilns are notable for their grand scale and are positioned at right angles to the rear left of the gun shed, adjacent to a sawpit. This site represents a rare example of a gun shed from the Napoleonic era, complemented by the impressive lime kilns.