Burrow Island

Burrow Island (also known as 'Rat Island') is a tidal island in Gosport. The island overlooks Portsmouth harbour. At low tide a spit connects it with Priddy's Hard. It has been suggested that the name dates from the 17th century and is derived from being within the borough of Gosport. It has been claimed that King Stephen built a fortification on the island but this is unlikely to have been the case. Burrow Island is one of 43 (unbridged) tidal islands which can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain.

Burrow Island

Burrow Island (also known as 'Rat Island') is a tidal island in Gosport. The island overlooks Portsmouth harbour. At low tide a spit connects it with Priddy's Hard. It has been suggested that the name dates from the 17th century and is derived from being within the borough of Gosport. It has been claimed that King Stephen built a fortification on the island but this is unlikely to have been the case. Burrow Island is one of 43 (unbridged) tidal islands which can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain.