Auskerry, a small island in Stronsay parish, Orkney, 2½ miles S of Stronsay. It is used chiefly for pasturing sheep and cattle; has remains of an ancient chapel and of an edifice called Monk's House; is crowned by a lighthouse, showing a fixed light, visible at the distance of 16 nautical miles; and, at the census of 1871, had 6 inhabitants.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)