Toab, Orkney
Toab is a parish on the Orkney Mainland.
| Toab | |
|---|---|
 Converted farmhouse, Toab | |
  Toab Location within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY510069 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| 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 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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