M ade of locally quarried granite and standing 36 metres high, the lighthouse has a spiral cast-iron staircase of 154 steps to the top of the light tower, and was originally lit by a kerosene lantern. The lighthouse is fully automatic and no longer manned. The light is 42 metres above sea level and visible for 38 kms. The tower is no longer open for inspection.
T here are three light-keepers quarters on the station, also built from local granite.
They form one of the earliest surviving group of original quarters within Tasmania and were listed with the Australian Heritage Commission in 1983. T his coastline was renowned for the number of shipwrecks during the early years of white settlement.