Toab, Orkney

Toab is located off the A960 road at the head of Deer Sound on the Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland. 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]

Toab

Converted farmhouse, Toab
Toab
Location within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY510069
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORKNEY
Postcode districtKW17
Dialling code01856
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Toab is a parish on the Orkney Mainland.

People from Toab are known as ‘Toaboggans’

See also

References

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


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