Kutha iki dhuwe aran sing padha karo kutha Stäfa ning Switserlan ning sisih telaga Zurich, nanging aran pulo Staffa dhewek diarani luwih pisan dening biarawan saka pulo sing cedhak, yaiku Iona. Pulo iki minangka bagian saka Ulfa estate saka klan MacQuarrie nganti taun 1777, lan minangka perbincangan anget dening bangsa kang nganggo basa Inggris sawise Sir Joseph Banks ngunjungi ning wulan Agustus 1772 nalika dheweke arep ngunjungi menyang Èslan sareng pelukis Johann Zoffany , Uskup Linköping, lan Dr. Solander. Sir Joseph Banks ngomong:"Compared to this what are the cathedrals and palaces built by men! Mere models or playthings, imitations as his works will always be when compared to those of nature."