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. The term skerry is derived from the Old Norse sker, which means a rock in the sea. The Old Norse term sker was brought into the English language via the Scots language word spelled skerrie or... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skerry
Sker'ry noun ; plural Skerries . [ Of Scand. origin; confer Icelandic sker , Swedish skär , Danish ski...r . Confer Scar a bank.] A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [ Scot.] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/113