By this church is a small promontory of land running out into the sea,
which, from its resemblance to Pendinas, is called the Little Dinas.
It was formerly fortified, and had some guns planted upon it to secure
the entrance of Hailford harbour, which not being very broad it well
may command. And in time of wars, it were very convenient there should
be still some guns there, for the safety of the ships that trade to
and again in this harbour, which, as the case now stands, may be
easily carried off by privateers. Thus much may be said for the honour
of this place――it was the last which held out for King Charles in
Cornwall;[10] for, after the taking of Pendinas, it sustained a siege
of several weeks, and at last was forced to surrender for want of
ammunition.