Bronze age stone with face found in Alderney dig

A standing stone which looks like it has a face carved into it has been found in an archaeological dig at a site in Alderney.

Dig Alderney secretary Dr Jason Monaghan said the large upright stone, also known as a menhir, had been found was found at Longis Common, which has been a site for excavation since 2024.

He said the standing stone could have been used as a boundary marker or in a ritual in the European middle Bronze age.

Last year, Dig Alderney found remains at the site including Iron Age pots and ammunition from the German Occupation in World War Two.

Monaghan said the rock looked like it had been "carved at the bottom into a rectangular shape and it looks like the top's been selected" for a face.

"It may look like a figure, we don't know, but from certain lights it does look like it's got a face on it," he added.

Excavation at dig sites in Whitegates and Paddock are currently ongoing.

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