Toab is the southernmost village on
Mainland
Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...
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Shetland, Scotland. It is part of
Virkie
Virkie is the most southerly district of Shetland, other than Fair Isle and is best defined as the area south of the Ward Hill in Dunrossness, also locally referred to as "below da hill" (below the hill), or "da laich Ness" (the low headland).
Vi ...
and overlooks
Sumburgh Airport. Toab is within the parish of
Dunrossness
Dunrossness, (Old Norse: ''Dynrastarnes'' meaning "headland of the loud tide-race", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost) is the southernmost parish of Shetland, Scotland. Historically the name Dunrossness has usually referred to the area o ...
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The name Toab may come from the old Norse hópr or hóp meaning a small landlocked bay or lagoon.
References
External links
Canmore - Broch of Toab site recordCanmore - Toab, Maybury site record
Villages in Mainland, Shetland
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