It is owned by Argyll and Bute Council,[1] and was completed in its current form in 1898.

[2] The pier was purchased in 1868 by James Hunter, of Hafton House,[4] and was "considerably enlarged, with every convenience for passenger and goods traffic".

As well as protecting the pier and its architecture from storm surges, a new link span was installed alongside the breakwater.

A tender to serve the new link-span between two interested parties, Caledonian MacBrayne and Western Ferries, came to nothing.

Prior to June 2011, the pier was in daily use by Caledonian MacBrayne, who ran a regular foot passenger and car-ferry service to Gourock.