Toab, Orkney
Coordinates: 58°56′49″N 2°51′11″W / 58.947°N 2.853°W
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
- ↑ "Orkney Placenames". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
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