Auskerry (Scots: Soond; Old Norse: Austrsker, east skerry) is a small island in eastern Orkney, Scotland. It lies in the North Sea south of Stronsay and has a lighthouse, completed in 1866.
^"Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF).
^ abArea and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
^ abNational Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ abHaswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
^Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
^Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
^Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^Auskerry Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 24 May 2016
Auskerry (Scots: Soond; Old Norse: Austrsker, east skerry) is a small island in eastern Orkney, Scotland. It lies in the North Sea south of Stronsay and...
Papa Stronsay lie much further to the east across the Stronsay Firth. Auskerry is south of Stronsay and has a population of only five. Shapinsay and its...
are feral, one on North Ronaldsay and another on the Orkney island of Auskerry. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust lists the breed as a priority on its 2021–2022...
as Kirkwall is the only town in the Orkney islands. The small island of Auskerry has no bays. The tidal island of Brough of Birsay has no bays. Map this...
which are only exposed at lower stages of the tide. In the vicinity of: Auskerry: Lunga Skerries, Oessen Skerry, The Clett. Calf of Eday: Lashy Skerries...
are feral, one on North Ronaldsay and another on the Orkney island of Auskerry. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust lists the breed as a priority on their...
Island Derivation Language Meaning Alternatives Auskerry Østr sker Norse east skerry Burray Borgrøy Norse broch island Eday Eidøy Norse isthmus island...
Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022. Auskerry, Hamish (1 July 2022). "The full story of how Logan Mwangi's murderers...
Mainland Yell Sound between Yell and Mainland Shetland Auskerry Sound between Stronsay and Auskerry Burra Sound between Hoy and Graemsay Calf Sound between...
of the Goths, according to the Hervarar saga. Austrsker "East skerry". Auskerry, Orkney Austrvegr "East way". The Baltic lands. Bern Verona. Bertangaland...
Online. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022. Auskerry, Hamish (26 April 2022). "Activists take to Cardiff to protest UK government...
Eday, to the south west Shapinsay and Mainland Orkney, and the islet of Auskerry due south. Two flint arrowheads discovered at a site investigated by Orkney...
Holm (off St Catherine's Bay) Little Linga, Stronsay (off Links Ness) Off Auskerry Linga Skerries Lingay, Fiaray north of Barra and west of Eriskay Lingay...
Sound, and to the southwest is Corn Holm. Mainland Orkney is due west, and Auskerry and Stronsay are much further to the north. The Horse is the easternmost...
sunk in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east south east of the Auskerry Lighthouse, Orkney Islands by SM UC-76 ( Imperial German Navy) with the...
remains of two houses on Holm of Faray, and a burnt mound and farmstead on Auskerry. The Iron Age provides numerous substantial building remains. In the 1970s...
was sunk in the North Sea 26 nautical miles (48 km) south south east of Auskerry, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom (58°38′N 2°00′W / 58.633°N 2.000°W /...
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