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Tanskey Rocks

Other OS name in the Parish of St Oswald's

Historical Forms

  • Old Skey Rocks 1813 Brownbill

Etymology

, a reef extending south from Little Hilbre Island , perhaps the same as Old Skey Rocks 1813Brownbill 62 , probably ' toothed skerry ' from ON  tǫnn ' a tooth ' and sker , with rokke . The other name is ' old reef ' , v. ald , sker .