It is paired with a red polycarbonate leading light at Powderham Terrace behind the lighthouse.

[2] The entrance to the River Teign has dangerous currents, rocks and shifting sands, posing a danger to vessels and thus was deemed to require a navigational aid.

Under the Harbour Commissioners, planning for the lighthouse commenced in the early 1840s.

[1] It was lit by three gas burners, with reflectors, and showed a fixed red light (with a range of 7 nautical miles) to guide ships to the mouth of the harbour.

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