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]