 The site was that of the ancient port of Psamathous, mentioned by Pausanias.The modern name comes from the Venetian "Porto Quaglio" and the French (Frankish) "Port des Cailles" (Quail Port).Some 17th- and 18th-century maps called it "Maina", so some authors consider it to be a possible location for the castle of Grand Magne, but medieval portolans mention no such castle here.