History:

On the 2nd May 1969 the Board of the Commissioners of Irish Lights approved that among other things 'to light this Beacon (Angus Rock) without suitable navigational lights up the Narrows would be to entice vessels up the Narrows in the vicinity of' dangerous outlying rocks. The East Down Industrial and Development Committee were informed that they should undertake the lighting of the various leading marks up the Narrows and the Commissioners would then be prepared to reconsider the question of providing a light on Angus Rock.

On 1st August 1969 the Board approved a report recommending the lighting of the Lough and also approved that 'if Down County Council decide to proceed with the lighting of the leads they should inform this office so that consideration may then be given to providing a light on Angus Rock Beacon'. Down County Council were informed of this decision.

In a memorandum dated the 16th October 1969 it was stated that a further memorandum would be submitted if as a result of Down County Council lighting the channel in Strangford Lough they requested the Commissioners to place a light on Angus Rock Beacon.

The matter then remained static until 1974 when various organisations submitted requests for Angus Rock to be lighted.

In October 1978 the Inspector recommended to the Board that, subject to Down County Council establishing the five lights for which they had received Statutory Sanction, the Board should approve the establishing of a light at Angus Rock Tower, and in order to complete the effective lighting of the Strangford Lough entrance that the unlighted Bar Pladdy buoy be replaced by a lighted buoy.

This recommendation was approved by the Board and on the 7th April 1983 a light was established on Angus Rock Tower with a character of Flashing Red every 5 seconds and a range of 6.5 nautical miles. The tower is white with a red top.

On the 19th July 2000 Angus Rock Lighthouse was converted to solar power.

The station is in the care of an Attendant and the aids to navigation are also monitored via a telemetry link from Irish Lights in Dun Laoghaire.