Furzey Island

Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 1°59′01″W / 50.682527°N 1.98372°W / 50.682527; -1.98372
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Furzey Island
Shire county
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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50°40′57″N 1°59′01″W / 50.682527°N 1.98372°W / 50.682527; -1.98372

Furzey Island is an island in

pipeline to Hamble on Southampton Water. The rarely seen tall oil rig can sometimes be a big landmark of Southern Poole Harbour and the main landmark between Brownsea and Furzey.[1]
The well-sites are staffed 24 hours a day.

Furzey Island lies within the

Purbeck local government district).[2]

History

Furzey Island is believed to have been part of a much larger island around two thousand years ago, encompassing the entirety of Green Island. The name "Furzey" means "Furze island".[3] In February 2004, Channel 4's archaeological television programme Time Team found evidence of Iron Age commercial activity on Green Island. The remains of an Iron Age furnace were discovered, along with evidence of the production of shale jewellery. However, due to the lack of shale jewellery found in the surrounding Dorset area, archaeologists theorized that Green Island was a centre of production that exported its goods to continental Europe. This theory lends further evidence to Green Island having once been an important port.

References

  1. National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. Archived from the original
    on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2006.
  2. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3
    .
  3. ^ "Furzey Island Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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