Toab, Orkney

Summary

Toab is a parish on the Orkney Mainland, situated in the East Mainland.

Toab
Converted farmhouse, Toab
Toab is located in Orkney Islands
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
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°56′49″N 2°51′11″W / 58.947°N 2.853°W / 58.947; -2.853

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

References edit

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

External links edit

  • Map sources for Toab, Orkney