SOUL-SKERRY, an isle, in the parish of Stromness,
county of Orkney. It lies about ten leagues distant,
west-north-west, from the village of Stromness, and is a
great resort of seals; but the surge is so considerable
round the isle, that the fishermen have frequently been
unable to effect a landing. A fatal accident happened in
November 1786, in prosecuting this perilous fishing.