Excavation set to get under way at Iron Age site

The Dig Alderney team will be working in an area adjacent to the Les Huguettes site

Dig Alderney are set to begin excavations at the western end of Longis Common next month.

Two areas are due to be investigated - one site related to the Iron Age and another to the Roman occupation.

An Iron Age site was previously discovered during construction of the golf course in the 1960s.

A large amount of pottery was found which is now on display in Alderney Museum.

'Very exciting'

The Dig Alderney team will be working in an area adjacent to the Les Huguettes site, hoping to find out more about previous inhabitants of the island.

Former Guernsey Museums director Dr Jason Monaghan said: "We'll be exploring beyond our original trenches to try to establish the size of the building, and what its function was.

"We believe it to have been of later Roman date, perhaps third to fourth Century but would like more dating evidence to confirm this.

"Of course, it would be very exciting if we also found more Frankish material as this is a period of Channel Island history we know very little about."

The excavations will be taking place run from Wednesday until Friday 24 May, with volunteers from the islands and the UK taking part.