ase, (the use of different materials in the parapet, a straight
butt joint east of the present gunport, and the marked change in the direction
of the wall at this point) which may equally well explain the present shape.
The first phase building may have been a small circular tower similar to that
planned for nearby Dartmouth Castle.
Within the blockhouse wall scars visible on the rock face indicate buildings
either contemporary with the active military use of the structure or belonging
to a time when it was used solely for storage. These may survive partly as
Excluded from the monument are the paving within Castle Steps House garden,
and the recent concrete surfaces within the main body of the blockhouse, but
the ground below both is included.
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.