skerry A skerry ( ) is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low stack (geology), sea stack. A skerry may have vegetative life such as moss and small, ...

is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. Skerry, skerries, or The Skerries may also refer to:

Geography

Northern Ireland

* Skerries, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh * Skerry, County Antrim, a parish in County Antrim *

The Skerries, Northern Ireland The Skerries are a small group of rocky islands ( skerries) just off Portrush, County Antrim, on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Winkle Isle is the local name for the large Skerry island, the small Skerry being known as Castle Isle. The isla ...

Republic of Ireland

Skerries, Dublin Skerries () is a coastal town in Fingal, in the north of County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Skerries was historically a fishing port and later a centre of hand embroidery. These industries declined in the early 20th century, however, ...

, a seaside town in Fingal, County Dublin ** Skerries railway station * Skerries, County Kildare, a townland in County Kildare

Russia

* Minina Skerries *The area surrounding Taymyr Island * Sumsky Skerries

Scotland

Sule Skerry Sule Skerry is a remote skerry in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland. Geography Sule Skerry lies west of the Orkney Mainland at . Sule Skerry's sole neighbour, Sule Stack, lies to the southwest; the remote islands of Rona ...

Skerryvore Skerryvore (from the Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic ''An Sgeir Mhòr'' meaning "The Great Skerry") is a remote island that lies off the west coast of Scotland, southwest of Tiree. Skerryvore Lighthouse is located on these rocks, built with some diff ...

*A number of locations in the Orkney Islands ** Auskerry ** Pentland Skerries *A number of locations in the Shetland Islands **

Out Skerries The Out Skerries are an archipelago of islets, some inhabited, in Shetland, Scotland, and are the easternmost part of Shetland as well as Scotland. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries. Geography The Out Skerries lie ...

**Gaut Skerries, in the Ramna Stacks **

Ve Skerries The Ve Skerries or Vee Skerries (, West Skerries) are a group of low skerries (rocky islands) north west of Papa Stour, on the west coast of Shetland, Scotland. They define the southwest perimeter of St Magnus Bay. Skerries The skerries are: * ...

South Georgia

* Skrap Skerries

United States

* Skerry, New York

Wales

The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey The Skerries () (), coming from the Old Norse word , are a group of sparsely vegetated rocky islets ( skerries), with a total area of about lying offshore from Carmel Head at the northwest corner of Anglesey, Wales. The islands are important ...

Australia

* The Skerries (Victoria)

Literature and music

*Skerry, a fictional mammal in Neal Stephenson's novel ''

Cryptonomicon ''Cryptonomicon'' is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson, set in two different time periods. One group of characters are World War II–era Allied codebreakers and tactical-deception operatives affiliated with the British Govern ...

'' *"Skerries", isolated parts of ''The Dreaming'' (comics) in ''The Sandman'' *""From the Outermost Skerries", fourth symphony in C minor, Op. 39, by

Hugo Alfvén Hugo Emil Alfvén (; 1 May 18728 May 1960) was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter. Alfvén was one of Sweden's principal composers. His "Swedish Rhapsody”, written when he was 31, is still one of the best-known pieces of Sw ...

Other uses

* Battle of Skerries, a 1316 battle in Skerries, County Kildare * Skerries RFC, a rugby team based in Skerries, Dublin *

Skerry cruiser thumb Skerry cruisers (or Square metre yachts) are yachts, usually wooden, which are constructed according to the Square metre rule. Originating from Sweden, they were historically most popular in the Baltic Sea, though some classes also saw pop ...

, aka square metre yachts, a type of sailing vessel * ''

Storm Over the Skerries ''Storm Over the Skerries'' (Swedish: ''Storm över skären'') is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Sten Lindgren, Karin Ekelund and Björn Berglund.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios o ...

'', a 1938 Swedish film directed by Ivar Johansson {{disambiguation, geo