Hillslap Tower (3 of 6)
Hillslap Tower, which stood empty from about 1800, was restored in the 1980s. The building is a classic late 16th century L-plan, tall and elegant, with a stair turret corbelled out within the re-entrant angle. Access to the first floor is via a stair occupying the wing, and thereafter by the turnpike stair in the turret. The main block contains three storeys and an attic, and the wing contains one extra storey. The stair tower is supported on a squinch arch and then corbelling - an unusual feature. The walls are protected by wide-splayed gun-loops.
Hillslap Tower (3 of 6)
Hillslap Tower, which stood empty from about 1800, was restored in the 1980s. The building is a classic late 16th century L-plan, tall and elegant, with a stair turret corbelled out within the re-entrant angle. Access to the first floor is via a stair occupying the wing, and thereafter by the turnpike stair in the turret. The main block contains three storeys and an attic, and the wing contains one extra storey. The stair tower is supported on a squinch arch and then corbelling - an unusual feature. The walls are protected by wide-splayed gun-loops.