In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Longstone like this:
LONGSTONE, one of the Fern islands in Northumberland. It is the remotest of the group; measures ¾ of a mile in length; and has a lighthouse, erected in 1827, showing a half-minute light, visible at the distance of 13 miles.
Longstone through time
Longstone is now part of Berwick upon Tweed district. Click here for graphs and data of how Berwick upon Tweed has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Longstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Longstone, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25684
Date accessed: 08th June 2024
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