Auskerry (Old Norse: Austrsker)'s a small island at the east of the Orkney island group. It lies in the North Sea south of Stronsay and has a lighthouse, completed in 1866. The name Auskerry comes from the Old Norse for east skerry. The island was uninhabited for a time after the automation of the lighthouse in the 1960s. It was previously a popular location for hunting seals. Auskerry's inhabited by a family who keep sheep on the island. There's a wide variety of wildlife and the wreck of a ca… (More on Auskerry)