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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "one of the Fern islands" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Longstone |
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