The formation consists of a tidal island containing a natural arch that takes the form of a hole pierced through a wall of sandstone and shale by the waves of the sea located at the mouth of the Mpako River, about 8 km due south of Coffee Bay on the Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape in South Africa.

It is reachable by foot just off the beach joining the rock formation to the land at low tide.

According to a Xhosa legend[3] a beautiful maiden who lived in a village on the shores of a coastal lagoon separated from the sea by a sheer cliff, fell in love with a man of the legendary water people (abantubomlambo).

On hearing of the unnatural liaison, her angry father forbade her to see her lover or leave the village.

Under certain conditions the waves slap the rocks with a resounding crack, and the hole roars during storms.