Yes all skyshard are in my experience. I have never had issue yet and I very much doubt they would put one where it can only be gotten during a quest phase.
xsfkxnub19_ESO wrote: »Is this skyshard impossible to get, if you didn't get it during the quest?
Crows wood skyshard is to the south of the empty house, in the water (inch deep btw).poodlemasterb16_ESO wrote: »Well there is that one in Crow's Wood pretending to be a a shard. I can almost get up there, whimper.
It's not there BTW, but it sure looks like one.