The coastline from Scurdie Ness to Rickle Craig has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest[6] (SSSI code 1351).

In 1867 the seafaring community of Ferryden made representations to the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses to have a light established on Montrose Point due to the numerous shipwrecks and great loss of life along that coast.

During World War II the lighthouse was temporarily painted black so that it could not be used by the German bombers as a daytime reference point.

[10] Cars are not allowed along the road leading from Ferryden to the lighthouse but it is a popular walk and sightings of seals and dolphins are not unusual.

These rocks were formed around 410 million years ago from lava being erupted from a volcano lying to the north-east in the North Sea and known as the Montrose volcanic centre.