skjˈuːdʒæk bɪkˌeɪm wˈɛl nˈoʊn ɪnðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ wɛn ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs stˈeɪʃən nˈoʊn æz ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛf sˈɛnən wʌz sˈɛt ˌʌp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː bᵻtwˌiːn skjˈuːdʒæk fˈɑːɹm ænd nˈɪɹbaɪ tɹˈɛbɛhɚ fˈɑːɹm, ɐbˌaʊt hˈæfɐmˈaɪl wˈʌn kˌeɪˈɛm tə ðə sˈaʊθ ˈiːst.
Skewjack became well known in the Second World War when a Royal Air Force station known as RAF Sennen was set up in 1942 between Skewjack Farm and nearby Trebehor Farm, about half-a-mile (1 km) to the south east.