Toft
Toft is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Toft is situated nearby to the locality Brough, as well as near Out-ton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bigga and Samphrey.
Bigga
Island
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Bigga is an uninhabited island in the Yell Sound between the Mainland and Yell in Shetland, Scotland. Bigga is situated 2 miles northeast of Toft.
Samphrey
Island
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Samphrey is an uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. One of Fair Isle's old names is "Friðarey" which is of similar origin. It is situated in the southern end of Yell Sound, between the Mainland, Shetland at Mossbank and the island of Yell. Samphrey is situated 2 miles east of Toft.
Shetland Gas Plant
The Shetland Gas Plant is a natural-gas processing plant in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland Gas Plant is situated 1½ miles west of Toft.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ulsta and Copister.
Ulsta
Village
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Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 3 miles northeast of Toft.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 3 miles northeast of Toft.
Burravoe
Village
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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay. Burravoe is situated 6 miles east of Toft.
Toft
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.47017° or 60° 28′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.21219° or 1° 12′ 44″ westOpen location code
9CGWFQCQ+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 1838151947OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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