1832 Built by Douglas Harbour Commissioners
Fixed white light with 8 reflectors.
1859 Transferred to Northern Lighthouse Board
1892 Complete rebuild
Dioptric apparatus by Barbier & Co (France)
Fl (6) 15 sec
Would originally have had a wick light but sometime after 1903
a Chance Brothers 55 mm Paraffin Vapour Burner was installed
1979 250 watt Mercury Vapour lamp
Clockwork drive retained
1986 Automated
AGA PRB21A Gearless drive + Sealed Beam array installed
FL 10 sec
Residential property sold

1908 Fog signal established
All building and running expenses including salary of a new second
assistant keeper met by Isle of Man Harbour Board.
Shows where original fog signal was moved after complaints about "Moaning Minnie"
(pre-1912?)

1938 Fog Signal in the square outbuilding.
1938 Lister engines two (18/2 series)
Diesel engines run on a paraffin/oil mix (4 gallons paraffin to ½ pint of oil)
Reavell compressors
Diaphone Every 20 sec.
1975 Discontinued.
PLK house/Engineroom reverts to Isle of Man Harbour Board