It is bordered by the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore in the north and Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon in the south-west.

This peninsula, which includes the hamlet of Croggan, is joined to the main island by a small isthmus at Kinlochspelvie and another at the settlement of Lochbuie.

The parish touches the west coast of Mull at Loch na Keal and includes the island of Eorsa.

Also in the west of the parish, by its south-west border, is Ben More (3,169 ft (966 m)), the highest point in the island (the name means great mountain in Gaelic).

[7][1] The name Torosay appears to be derived from the Gaelic word for a conical hill and influenced by the common Old Norse ending ay , meaning island.