Long Island (Hampshire)
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Long Island is an island in Langstone Harbour
in Hampshire
, England
. It is 750 metres (820.2 yd) long and up to 250 metres (273.4 yd) 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 been found on the island.
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. Since that time unauthorised landings have been forbidden.
Langstone Harbour
Langstone Harbour is an inlet of the English Channel in Hampshire, sandwiched between Portsea Island to the south and west, Hayling Island to the south and east, and Langstone to the north. Geographically it is a ria....
in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is 750 metres (820.2 yd) long and up to 250 metres (273.4 yd) wide. Three bronze age pots have been found on the island as has Mesolithic
Mesolithic
The Mesolithic is an archaeological concept used to refer to certain groups of archaeological cultures defined as falling between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic....
and late neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
flint-work. Bronze age pottery along with smaller amounts of Romano-British pottery have been found on the island.
In 1978 the island along with the other islands in Langstone harbour was acquired by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Bird Notes and News was first published in April 1903.The title changed to 'Bird Notes' in 1947. In the 1950s, there were four copies per year . Each volume covered two years, spread over three calendar years...
who turned it into a bird sanctuary. Since that time unauthorised landings have been forbidden.