In the second attempt, James Walker began building a stone structure in 1851. The site presented a number of difficulties: the paucity of available land area and the slope of the rock meant that the lowest stone had to be laid below the low water level of the lowest spring tides. The resident engineer was Nicholas Douglass assisted by first James and then William, his son. Despite multiple problems, the tower was completed without loss of life. It was fitted with a large (first order) fixed catadioptric optic by Henry Lépaute, and shone its light for the first time on . The total cost of the lighthouse was £34,559.