 A description of the castle around this time suggested it stood "in the midst of a thicket of trees, on a little hill close to the beach" and formed "a striking object seen from the water".It became popular with artists, and J. M. W. Turner visited and sketched the castle and its new tower, probably in 1832.George Hunt leased the castle in 1841 and it was turned into a private house under the supervision of the architect George Guillame.