Toab, Orkney
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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.
Toab is located off the A960 road at the head of Deer Sound. It is in the parish of St Andrews
St Andrews, Orkney
St Andrews is a parish in Mainland, Orkney. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness...
- along with Tankerness
Tankerness
Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about south-east of Kirkwall and east of Kirkwall Airport. The origin of the place name is uncertain, but it may derive from the Norse personal name "Tannskári"...
- it is thought its name derives from the Norse phrase for the place where visiting ships had to pay a toll.