North Binness Island

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North Binness Island is an island in Langstone Harbour It is 900 metres long and up to 250 metres wide but only rises to 2.5 metres above Ordnance Datum The island was originally part of Binner's Island. The island has been uninhabited in recent times but there is evidence of historical occupation. A 100-metre long earthwork on the island has been suggested to date from the 18th century. There is also archaeological evidence that suggests the island was occupied during the Bronze Age and the Roman period. Finds from the Bronze Age include evidence of a salt works. The Island and has also produced finds dating back to the Mesolithic period prior to the formation of Langstone Harbour and the island. ()

Coordinates: 50°50'10"N, 1°1'5"W

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North Binness Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Southmoor Nature Reserve, Camp Down, Farlington Marshes, Baker's Island.

1.2 miE
Park
Southmoor Nature Reserve, Havant
32 min walk • Southmoor Nature Reserve is a 11-hectare nature reserve in Havant in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
1.2 miN
Forts and castles
Camp Down, Waterlooville
32 min walk • Camp Down is a location at Portsdown Hill, Hampshire, near Farlington, which was used as an Admiralty semaphore station and later as a redoubt on the line of Palmerston Forts, Portsmouth.
0.5 miW
Park
Farlington Marshes, Portsmouth
13 min walk • Farlington Marshes is a 119.7-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Portsmouth in Hampshire. It is owned by Portsmouth City Council and managed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. It is part of Langstone Harbour, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.
0.6 miS
Island
Baker's Island, Portsmouth
16 min walk • Baker's Island is an island in Langstone Harbour, Hampshire, England. It is 400 m long and up to 300 m wide but only rises to a little over 2 m above Ordnance Datum. Mesolithic and Neolithic flintwork has been found on the island along with Bronze Age and Romano-British pottery.
0.6 miSE
Island
Long Island
16 min walk • Long Island is an island in Langstone Harbour in Hampshire, England. It is 750 metres long and up to 250 metres wide. Three Bronze Age pots have been found on the island as has Mesolithic and late neolithic flint-work.
1 miSE
Island
South Binness Island, Portsmouth
26 min walk • South Binness Island is an island in Langstone Harbour. It is 600 metres long and up to 240 metres wide but only rises to 2 metres above Ordnance Datum. Archaeological finds include Bronze Age pottery and an unfinished Plano-convex knife.
0.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Farlington, Portsmouth
23 min walk • Farlington is a primarily residential district of the city of Portsmouth in the county of Hampshire, England. It is located in the extreme north east of the city on the mainland and is not on Portsea Island unlike most of the other areas of Portsmouth.
1.2 miN
Village
Keydell House, Havant
30 min walk • Keydell House was situated in 45 acres of land near Lovedean Corner, in the village of Horndean, part of the ecclesiastical parish of Catherington Hampshire from Georgian times until its demolition to make way for houses in 1968.