Talk:Skerry

Split into Norway and Other
Actually the discussion of skerry formation transcends Norway&mdash;that's how most northern skerries were formed. The only ones that may not have been formed by direct glacial action are those in the United Kingdom (and I just don't recall ever seeing a discussion of their formation), but they got named skerries by the Norsemen, who were presumably describing an island type and not a formation mechanism.

I'm uncomfortable that the division introduced today has confused rather than clarified the article. Anyone have any comments before I restructure?

Williamborg 02:03, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Restructured. Would be interested in any comments. And praticularly in whether anyone knows a reference discussing the formation of the British Isle skerries. Williamborg 15:39, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

We found that a skerry is really just another name for a low sea stack, which becomes low due to erosion. jandp310 23:24, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation Guide
A pronunciation guide would be helpful if someone can. Does it rhyme with scarry (EDIT: scary, duh) or hurry (in my American accent)? Retswerb (talk) 02:52, 20 May 2020 (UTC)


 * I am not familiar enough with the phonetic alphabet to attempt this but I think it would rhyme with "merry" in most English language accents. Ben   Mac  Dui  12:32, 20 May 2020 (UTC)