▁castle ▁fell ▁into ▁neglect , ▁and ▁reports ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 7 0 s ▁through ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 9 0 s ▁noted ▁extensive ▁problems , ▁compla ining ▁that ▁the ▁fort ' s ▁guns ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁dil ap id ated ▁bast ions ▁and ▁that ▁water ▁was ▁se eping ▁through ▁the ▁decay ing ▁walls . ▁By ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁" in ▁the ▁worst ▁condition " ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁for ts ▁along ▁the ▁coast , ▁and ▁all ▁its ▁guns ▁were ▁unus able . ▁Rep airs ▁were ▁author ised , ▁but ▁little ▁was ▁actually ▁done . ▁The ▁sp it ▁around ▁the ▁castle ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁civ ili ans , ▁including ▁fish erm en ▁and ▁garden ers ; ▁a ▁l ighth ouse , ▁called ▁the ▁Hur st ▁Tower , ▁was ▁built ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ip w right ' s ▁Ar ms ▁inn ▁was ▁established ▁alongside ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁The ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁with ▁France ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁extensive ▁modern isation ▁of ▁the ▁castle . ▁Rep airs ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 6 4 7 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁def ences ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Master - General ▁of ▁the ▁Or dn ance . ▁The ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁castle ▁was ▁still ▁strongly ▁fort ified ▁by