This tower was built in 1855, making it Norway's second-oldest cast iron lighthouse.

It is essentially a copy of the Eigerøy Lighthouse built a year earlier on the southwest coast.

The lighthouse emits a continuous white light with a more intense flash every 30 seconds.

The 32-metre (105 ft) tall round cast iron tower is painted red with two narrow white horizontal bands.

The lens puts out a light with an intensity of 960,000 candela which can be seen for up to 18.8 nautical miles (34.8 km; 21.6 mi).