Early in the evening of 23 February 1894, the Kessock Ferry was caught in a storm leading to the deaths of three ferrymen and three coastguards attempting to rescue them.

The area has a diverse set of wildlife habitats with a wide variety of plants and animals and as such was designated as a Local Nature Reserve in November 2007.

The reserve consists of tidal pools partially connected to the sea, as well as open grassland and wooded areas.

Common wildlife at the reserve include roe deer, owls, weasels, herons, cormorants and a variety of wading birds.

[3] The area, alongside Chanonry Point and South Sutor, was the site of a 1991 European Cetacean Society study into dolphins and whales of the surrounding ocean.