Long Island (Hampshire)

Long Island at high tide

Long Island is an island in Langstone Harbour in Hampshire, England.[1] It is 750 metres (820 yd) long and up to 250 metres (270 yd) wide.[2] Three Bronze Age pots have been found on the island as has Mesolithic and late neolithic flint-work.[2] Bronze Age pottery along with smaller amounts of Romano-British pottery have been found on the island.[2]

In 1978 the island along with the other islands in Langstone harbour was acquired by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds who turned it into a bird sanctuary.[3] Since that time unauthorised landings have been forbidden.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Havant Borough Townscape, Landscape and Seascape Character Assessment February 2007" (PDF). Havant Borough Council. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Adam, Neil J; Momber, Gary (2000). "Long Island". In Allen, Michael J; Gardiner, Julie. Our Changing Coast a survey of the intertidal archaeology of Langstone Harbour Hampshire. York: Council for British Archaeology. pp. 97–100. ISBN 1-902771-14-1.
  3. 1 2 Tweed, Ronald (2000). A History of Langstone Harbour and its environs in the County of Hampshire. Dido Publications. pp. 159–160. ISBN 0-9533312-1-0.

Coordinates: 50°49′56″N 1°00′20″W / 50.8323°N 1.0055°W / 50.8323; -1.0055

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