Long Island (Hampshire) Explained

Long Island is an island in Langstone Harbour in Hampshire, England.^[1] It is 750m (2,460feet) long and up to 250m (820feet) wide. Three Bronze Age pots have been found on the island as has Mesolithic and late neolithic flint-work. Bronze Age pottery along with smaller amounts of Romano-British pottery have also been found on the island.^[2]

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

References

50.8323°N -1.0055°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Havant Borough Townscape, Landscape and Seascape Character Assessment February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025831/http://www.havant.gov.uk/PDF/LCASection5Hayling29to34.pdf . dead. 28 September 2011 . Havant Borough Council . 15 March 2011 . PDF .
2. Book: Adam . Neil J . Momber . Gary . Michael J . Allen . Julie . Gardiner . Our Changing Coast a survey of the intertidal archaeology of Langstone Harbour Hampshire . 2000 . Council for British Archaeology . York . 1-902771-14-1 . 97–100 . Long Island .
3. Book: Tweed, Ronald . A History of Langstone Harbour and its environs in the County of Hampshire . 2000 . Dido Publications . 0-9533312-1-0. 159–160 .