Hawksmoor Island

Hawksmoor Island is an island located near the Beachport Bay, around 23km from the Baylandese mainland. The island has a surface area of around 42km2. It is an uninhabited nature reserve.
==History==
The island is believed to have been inhabited as early as the 9th century, although little evidence of human habitation before the 16th century has been found. In 1672 the island is first mentioned in writing as being a minor Hatanitic settlement. However, when an English ship travelled to the island in 1767 all buildings on the island were abandoned. What happened to the inhabitants of the island is not known.
Hawksmoor Island was not settled due to the relative abundance of land on the mainland and the suboptimal location. A lighthouse was built on the island in 1863, and the lighthouse staff became the island's first residents since the 18th century. The island was designated as Bayland's third nature reserve in 1906, due to its distinguished environment. The lighthouse has not been in use since 1984.
==Environment==
Hawksmoor Island mainly consists of sand dunes, with a significant pine forest covering most of the island. The large sand dunes are the island's main distinguishing feature from other Baylandese islands and the mainland.
==Buildings==
The remaining buildings on the island consist of the lighthouse, lighthouse staff buildings, and some ruins from the period of Hatanitic settlement. The island has no harbour, but visitors are allowed to anchor at the island.