The settlement is at OS grid reference NM382218,[3] within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon,[4] and is situated on the A849,[5] at the head of a cove at the southern end of Loch na Làthaich.

Business has included crofting, a mill (now home to the Ross of Mull Historical Centre), weaving and a small fishing fleet, up to the end of the 20th century.

[7][better source needed] The Inn was reopened in June 2023 under new ownership following a cellar refurbishment and installation of new toilet and baby change facilities.

[7] Mary Macdonald (Màiri Dhòmhnallach) from the nearby crofting community of Ardtun used a traditional local melody for her Scottish Gaelic Christmas carol titled Leanabh an Àigh.

The present lighthouse is a metal skeletal tower covered by white aluminium panel as a daymark and the light on the top.