Approximately 54 hectares (130 acres) in extent, the island was once settled and the ruins of various structures are still visible at the south end.Eilean Tigh is connected to the northern tip of neighbouring Raasay at low tides by a rocky ledge that crosses Caol Eilean Tigh.[4] Rona lies about one kilometre (1⁄2 nautical mile) away across the straits of Caol Rona at the centre of which is tiny Eilean an Fhraoich (English: heather island).There are good anchorages nearby off Eilean Fladday and Rona, but the nearest road stops at Arnish on Raasay, from where it is about a two-hour walk to Eilean Tigh.[4] The northwestern tip of the island is Rubha na Cloich' Uaine – the point of the green stone.