Pewit Island, Hampshire
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Pewit Island is a small island in the north-western section of Portsmouth Harbour.[1] Historically it appears to have been connected to the mainland by a manmade shingle causeway, parts of which still exist.[1] The island has been colonised by oak and blackthorn scrub.[2] The island is a Hampshire and Isle of Wight Naturalists' Trust nature reserve.[2]
In 1857 plans drawn up to improve the defences of Portsmouth included building a fortification on the island.[3] The plans were latter modified in the face of improved artillery technology and the fortification was never built.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department of Geography at the University of Portsmouth & The Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology. "Pewit Island". The Portsmouth Harbour Project. University of Portsmouth, Department of Geography. http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/portsmouth/pewit.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Portsmouth Harbour SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. 29 October 1992. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003174.pdf. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mitchell, Garry (1988). Hilsea Lines and Portsbridge. pp. 2–4. ISBN 0-947605-06-1.
Coordinates: 50°49′52″N 1°08′13″W / 50.831°N 1.137°W