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opening, and with one embrasure over. 6. The south-western 
face, exactly like No. 5, in original character and present condition, 
except that the battlement has two embrasures instead of one. 7. 
The western face, with no opening except a loop at the southern 
corner of the upper floor, and with two embrasures and two loops 
in the battlement. It will be noted that the heavier ordnance were 
planted seaward, and that loopholes command the landward 
approaches. 
The tower at Devil's Point is octagonal, but very irregular. 
The longest side, that next the land on the east, in which the 
doorway is placed, is fifteen feet in length ; the opposite side 
thirteen. On the north there are three faces — one thirteen feet, 
and two of six feet each. On the south there are also three 
faces — two of eight feet and the middle one seven. The walls 
batter somewhat. There are two portholes, paired, in each of two 
seaward faces, west and southerly. They are formed with granite 
dressings, divided by a granite block, each being 2 ft. 4 in. by 
1 ft. 9 in., and the blocks being rebated 3^- inches for shutters. 
The central block is 1 ft. 9 in. in width. The doorway is also 
forrtoed with granite dressings, and has a low-pointed arch, the 
head of which is six feet from the top of the wall. The structure 
originally consisted of one chamber, with vaulted roof, and its 
purpose was evidently to guard the passage into the Hamoaze, and 
not to afford quarters for anything like a garrison. 
So late as the early part of the last century Stonehouse appears 
to have consisted of only four streets, whieh met at the quay. 
These were Passage, now Newport Street, Chapel Street, a narrow 
street which has been widened into Edgcumbe Street, and High 
Street. The ferry from Dock ran nearly at right angles to the 
present bridge into Passage Street, where there was a break in the 
line of buildings next the water at the landing-place. The whole 
town did not consist of 150 houses; but this was, of course, 
before it had been selected as the site of any government establish- 
ments. The first of these to be erected was the Royal Naval 
Hospital, in 1762, followed by the Marine Barracks, in 1795, and 
the Victualling Office, in 1825. 
There are several points in the more recent history of Stone- 
house that invite attention; but this paper deals only with its 
early times. Otherwise we might enlarge upon its interesting 
