Maryland, Brownsea Island Maryland, Brownsea Island Maryland is a deserted village on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. It was named for the wife of its founder, Colonel William Petrie Waugh. The village was established in the mid-19th century to house workers for a new pottery industry (Branksea Clay & Pottery Company) on the island. The supposed deposit of high quality china clay proved to be unsuitable for porcelain, and the drainage pipes and chimney pots that were produced were not financially viable. The Waughs were forced into bankruptcy. Maryland's people stayed on the island after the closure of the pottery, farming
Sheep Island, County Antrim "Phalacrocorax carbo carbo". This population amounts to more than 5% of the population in the whole of Ireland. The island also contains shag, fulmar, kittiwake, greater black-backed gull, razorbill, black guillemot and guillemot. Human access to the island is restricted during the breeding season. A directive from the island's management states that the restrictions should be advertised through signage. Sheep Island, County Antrim Sheep Island is an island off the north coast of Northern Ireland, close to Ballintoy, County Antrim. It has an area of 3.5 hectares, is located 0.5 km off the coast and is known for its steep