The Harbour Defence Gun as described in the Public Records was situated on the lower slopes of the site. In can be seen today from the bottom of the steps in Freshwater Quarry.

The 6pdr Hotchkiss was first adopted by the Royal Navy and then taken into coast defence. They were very old guns, the first of which entered service in 1885. They were subjected of course to many modifications over the years and in fact were installed on tanks in the First World War.

The role of the Harbour Defence Gun was to defend the harbour against enemy landing craft which may have penetrated the defence's within the blind areas of the main 4.7inch guns and gained access to Freshwater Quarry and the inner harbour installations. This would have laid the Battery open to attack from its lower reaches.

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