Skerries
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Skerries is the plural of skerry
, meaning a small rocky island.
Skerries may refer to a number of geographical locations:
Skerry
A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack....
, meaning a small rocky island.
Skerries may refer to a number of geographical locations:
Ireland
(The entire island of Ireland)- Skerries, DublinSkerries, Dublin-The 20th century and today:Historically, Skerries has been a thriving fishing port and a major center of hand embroidery. In the late 20th century, it became a resort town , and another suburb for commuters to the city of Dublin....
, a seaside town in Ireland - The Skerries, Northern IrelandThe Skerries, Northern IrelandThe Skerries are a small group of rocks just off Portrush on the north coast of Northern Ireland.The temperature of the Skerries during the summer months is warmer than other parts of Northern Ireland, and so the rocks are home to particularly interesting fauna; it is the only place many southern...
- Skerries, County Armagh, a townlandTownlandA townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Scotland
- Sule SkerrySule SkerrySule Skerry is a remote skerry in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland.-Geography:Sule Skerry lies 60 kilometres west of the Orkney Mainland at . Sule Skerry's sole neighbour, Sule Stack, lies 10km to the southwest. The remote islands of Rona and Sula Sgeir lie approximately 80km...
- SkerryvoreSkerryvoreSkerryvore is a remote reef that lies off the west coast of Scotland, 12 miles south west of the island of Tiree...
- In the Orkney Islands:
- AuskerryAuskerryAuskerry is a small island in eastern Orkney, Scotland. It lies in the North Sea south of Stronsay and has a lighthouse, completed in 1866.-Description:...
- Bow Skerries
- Hoe Skerries
- Lunga Skerries
- Oyster Skerries
- The Pentland SkerriesPentland SkerriesThe Pentland Skerries are a group of four uninhabited islands lying in the Pentland Firth, northeast of Duncansby Head and south of South Ronaldsay in Scotland....
- Skaill Skerries
- Skea Skerries
- Skerries of Clestrain
- Skerries of Coubister
- Skerries of Lakequoy
- Wyre Skerries
- Auskerry
- In the Shetland Islands where there are numerous examples including:
- Aswick Skerries
- Baa Skerries
- Linga Skerries
- Longa Skerries
- Out Skerries
- Red Skerries
- Sandrift Skerries
- Swarta Skerries
- Ve SkerriesVe SkerriesVe Skerries, , are a group of low skerries 3 miles north west of Papa Stour, on the west coast of Shetland.-Skerries:The individual skerries are; North Skerry, Ormal, The Clubb, Reaverack, and Helligobolo.- Ve Skerries Lighthouse :...