The original apparatus was an oil burner with a catadioptric fixed lens and light intensity of 600 cd.

In 1908 the power source was upgraded to coal gas with an intensity of 1,500 cd and a range of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi).

A report from 1913 says that the light is unwatched and the keeper's house is empty, though officially the station was only demanned in 1920.

The principal keeper's house was destroyed by vandals soon after this, though the other cottage remained as it was the residence of the harbour pilots.

The assistant keeper's house was used for many years as the pilot's cottage and now serves as a museum and a tourist information centre.