[3] The light consists of a 24 ft white painted, stone, circular tower with a black gallery and red lantern.

However, in 1845 the superintendent of Burry Port Harbour reported that buoyage dues not exceeding 1d a ton had been regularly charged since the passing of an Act for the ‘Improvement of the Navigation of the Rivers Bury, Loughor and Lliedi’ on 2 July 1813.

[3] In 1995–6, Llanelli Borough Training, with the support of the Burry Port Yacht Club, restored the lighthouse and Trinity House donated a new light.

[2] The restored lighthouse is operated by Carmarthenshire County Council and was formally opened on 9 February 1996 by Councillor David T. James, the Mayor of Llanelli.

[3] Prior to its construction, the tall chimneys of Court Farm, Pembrey were used as a navigation aid.