Toab, Orkney

Toab

Converted farmhouse, Toab
Toab
 Toab shown within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY510069
Civil parishSt Andrews
Council areaOrkney
Lieutenancy areaOrkney
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ORKNEY
Postcode district KW17
Dialling code 01856
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentOrkney
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 58°56′49″N 2°51′11″W / 58.947°N 2.853°W / 58.947; -2.853

Toab is a settlement on the Orkney Mainland.

Toab is located off the A960 road at the head of Deer Sound. It is in the parish of St Andrews – along with Tankerness – it is thought its name derives from the Norse phrase for the place where visiting ships had to pay a toll.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Orkney Placenames". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
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