ironage on Somerset Dailyhttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/ironage/Recent content in ironage on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 16 Jun 2026 10:37:18 +0000Iron Age Settlement Discovery Challenges Somerset Housing Planshttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/iron-age-settlement-discovery-challenges-somerset-housing-plans/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:37:18 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/iron-age-settlement-discovery-challenges-somerset-housing-plans/Plans to build 115 new homes on the outskirts of Radstock have been halted following the discovery of an extraordinary Iron Age settlement at the proposed site near the village of Haydon. Archaeologists uncovered a substantial and well-preserved Iron Age settlement, raising significant questions about the impact of development on this historically rich area. The excavation revealed close to 3,000 fragments of bone, nearly 1,000 pottery shards, eight storage pits up to 1.