Toab is the southernmost village on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is part of Virkie and overlooks Sumburgh Airport. Toab is within the parish of Dunrossness.[1]

The name Toab may come from the old Norse hópr or hóp meaning a small landlocked bay or lagoon.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Details of Toab". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Shetland Place Names Project; Shetland Place Name Elements" (PDF). Shetland Amenity Trust. 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

This article incorporates text from the article Toab on Shetlopedia, which was licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence until September 14, 2007.

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