Toft, Shetland
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 The ferry MV Dagalien approaching Toft Pier. This is the ferry across Yell Sound to the island of Yell. |
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| OS grid reference | HU433765 |
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| Civil parish | Delting |
| Council area | Shetland |
| Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01957 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
Coordinates: 60°28′16″N 1°12′40″W / 60.471°N 1.211°W
Toft is a ferry port approximately one mile north of Mossbank on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. From here, a car ferry service to Ulsta on the island of Yell operates. Toft is located in the parish of Delting.[1]
In the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a large workers camp situated here housing thousands of men who were building the Sullom Voe Terminal.[2]
References
- ↑ "Details of Toft". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Overview of Toft". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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