Toab, Orkney
Toab | |
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![]() Converted farmhouse, Toab | |
![]() ![]() Toab Location within Orkney | |
OS grid reference | HY510069 |
Civil parish | |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ORKNEY |
Postcode district | KW17 |
Dialling code | 01856 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Toab is a parish on the Orkney Mainland.
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]
People from Toab are known as ‘Toaboggans’, although this term is almost never used.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Orkney Placenames". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
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