Excavation unearths more Iron Age artefacts

Researchers are uncovering more remnants from the Iron Age in Alderney.

A dig which is taking place at Les Huguettes on Longis Common is exploring more of a second roundhouse structure that was found on the site in 2024.

Further remains of Iron Age pots and ammunition from the German Occupation in World War Two have been found by volunteers from group Dig Alderney who are on site until 23 May.

The site was discovered accidentally in the late 1960s when the island's golf course was being created.

Dr Phil de Jersey, of Dig Alderney, said the site was "very important".

"The discovery of another round-house in 2024 suggests that the settlement extended further up the slope, and we hope to find more of it this year to add to the results obtained from the original excavations, more than half a century ago," he said.

An end of excavation lecture supported by the Alderney Society will be held at the Island Hall on 21 May said Dig Alderney.

The group is posting updates on its Facebook page.

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