[3][2] The lighthouse consists of a brick 34-metre-high (112 ft) cylindrical white washed tower, supporting the lantern and single gallery.

The architecture of the long keeper's cottages was criticised in a report from 1861 as looking 'more like dog kennels than anything else'.

[4][5] Access to the lighthouse has always been difficult due to its remote location, bringing in supplies and relief keepers was eased by the use of helicopters in the 1980s.

The tower and its light are still operated and maintained by the Northern Lighthouse Board.

[1] The entire station including the tower, keeper's cottages, and boundary walls are protected as a category B listed building.