[2] Mesolithic and Neolithic flintwork has been found on the island along with Bronze Age and Romano-British pottery.
[2] There are a number of structures on the island including the remains of a flint walled building and five 5 by 1.5 m (16.4 by 4.9 ft) brick shelters believed to be part of a World War Two starfish decoy site.
[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.
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