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Detached five-bay two-storey over raised basement former governor's house, built c. 1810, now in commercial use. Built into hillside underneath ramped access to Martello tower, lean-to bay with rendered parapet to west, lean-to rubble stone rear entrance to south. Double-pile hipped slate roof, no chimneystack visible, cast-iron gutter, circular cast-iron and uPVC downpipes. Painted roughcast-rendered walling, painted smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered surrounds, painted stone sills, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows, three-over-six sliding sash windows to basement. Round-headed door opening, painted smooth rendered surround, spoked fanlight, painted timber door with six flat panels, c. 1860, flight of limestone steps to entrance flanked by roughcast-rendered plinth walls, ashlar limestone coping. Basement retains corbelled rubble masonry arch c. 1200-1300. Set within former barracks complex, Martello tower, built 1808 to east, rubble stone boundary walls to site.
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