Maugher Beach, where a lighthouse stands, is also known as "Hangman's Beach" because of its use by the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars to hang the bodies of executed mutineers as a warning to crews of ships entering the harbour that this was a port where they had best behave themselves.
Maugher Beach, with a lighthouse present, is also called "Hangman's Beach" because it was used by the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars to hang executed mutineers as a deterrent for ships entering the harbor, warning them of potential consequences if they did not comply.