Skerrow, Loch, Girthon par., Kirkcudbrightshire,
13 miles NW. of Castle-Douglas.

Skerry, par., mid. co. Antrim, on river Braid, 7 miles
NE. of Ballymena, 26,175 ac., pop. 4818.

Skerryvore Lighthouse, on rock in the Atlantic,
Tyree par., Argyllshire, 10 miles SAY. of Tyree island;
is 158 ft. high, with revolving light 150 ft. above high
water and seen 18 miles, and was constructed in 1838-44
at a cost of £86,977.

Skerton, township, Lancaster par., N..Lancashire, on
the river Lune, forming a N. suburb of Lancaster,
1316 ac. (55 water), pop. 2838; P.O. ; a handsome
5-arched bridge unites Skerton with Lancaster.

Skervuile, island, Jura par., Inner Hebrides, Argyll¬
shire, near S. entrance to Sound of Jura, pop. 19.

Sketchley, vil., AstonFlamville par., Leicestershire,
1½ mile S. of Hinckley. See Burbage and Sketchley.

Skethiog, vil., Llansaintfraedpar., inco. and 6 miles
SE. of Brecknock.

Sketrick Island, Ardkeen par., E. co. Down, in
Lough Strangford, 40 ac., pop. 9.

Sketty, eccl. dist. with ry. sta. (Sketty Road), Swan¬
sea par., Glamorgan, pop. 2066; P.O., T.O. ; the sta. is

2 miles SW. of Swansea; in vicinity is S. Hall, seat.

Skew Bridge, 2 miles from Salisbury, Wilts; P.O.

Skewen, eccl. dist., Gadoxton par., Glamorgan, on

N. side of Neath, pop. 4498; P.O., T.O.

Skewsby. See Dalby with Skewsby.

Skeynes, seat, near Edenbridge, Kent.

Skeyton, par. and vil., Norfolk, 3½ miles SW. of
North Walsham, 1264 ac., pop. 313.

Skiach, Loch, Little Dunkeld par., Perthshire.

Skiack, rivulet, Ross and Cromarty ; rises on Ben
Wyvis, and flows 10 miles NE. to the Cromarty Firth
at Kiltearn church.

Skibbereen, market and seaport town with ry. sta.,
Creagh and Abbeystrowry pars., SW. co. Cork, on river
Hen, 54 miles SW. of Cork, pop. 3631; P.O., T.O.,

3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Wednesday and
Saturday. Has extensive retail business, and con¬
siderable trade in corn and other agricultural produce.
The river is navigable for small vessels to the town,
and for larger ones as far as Old Court, 3 miles further
down. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.)

Skibo Castle, seat, in par. and 4 miles SW. of
Dornoch, Sutherland.

Skidbrook, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par. (con¬
taining Saltfleet vil.), 2165 ac. land and 1290 water,
pop. 415 ; the vil. is 8 miles NE. of Louth.

Skidby, par. and vil., East-Riding Yorkshire—par.,
1256 ac., pop. 362; vil., 4 m. SAY. of Beverley; P.O.

Skiddaw.—mountain, in the centre of Cumberland,
on E. side of Bassenthwaite Water, 3½ miles N. of Kes¬
wick, alt. 3054 ft.; forms an oblong mass 8 miles by
7, consisting chiefly of clay slate, and includes Saddle¬
back, Linthwaite Fell, and the Caldbeck Fells; the
central part bears the name of Skiddaw Forest; on
SW. side of mountain is Skiddaw Dodd (or Dodd
Fell), alt. 1612 ft.—2. Skiddaw, par., Cumberland,
near Cockermouth, 2969 ac., pop. 10.

Skilgate, par. and vil., Somerset—par., 2108 ac.,
pop. 219 ; vil., 4 miles NE. of Bampton; P.O.

Skillington, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par., 2140
ac.,pop. 393; vil., 7 miles S. of Grantham ; P.O.

Skillion, Port, sheltered nook, on E. coast of Isle of
Man, below Douglas Head; is a bathing resort.

Skinburness, vil., Holme Cultram par., Cumber¬
land, on the coast, 1½ mile NE. of Silloth sta.; is a sea¬
bathing resort, and is engaged in the herring fishery.
Skinburness (or Cote) Lighthouse is 32 ft. high, and
has a fixed light 40 ft. above high water and seen 9 m.

Skin Halts, vil., Bothkennar par., Stirlingshire, 2
miles NE. of Larbert sta., pop. 395.

Skinfrith. See Skenfrith.

Skiningrove, coast township, Skelton near Redcar
par., North-Riding Yorkshire, wholly in town oi
Loftus, 188 ac., pop. 1775; P.O.

Skinnand, par., in co. and 9 miles S. of Lincoln,
600 ac., pop. 39.

Skinnet,ancient par., now in Halkirk par., Caithness.

Skinsdalc, rivulet, Clynepar., Sutherland; flows 13
miles SE. to the Black Water, 2 miles NAY. of Loch
Brora.

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