Toft, Shetland
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]
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 The ferry MV Dagalien approaching Toft Pier. This is the ferry across Yell Sound to the island of Yell. | |
  Toft Location within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU433765 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01957 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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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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