The name means "Stranger's Point" in Scottish Gaelic.

It was built in 1857 by David and Thomas Stevenson and is operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board.

[2] The lighthouse was automated in 1960 and the nearby former keepers' cottages are privately owned.

Access is by sea or a 1.3-mile (2.1-kilometre) footpath from Tobermory along the steep wooded coastline.

The cottages have no mains electricity or water; instead a private spring supplies water, while an off-grid solar system provides power.