Uxacona
Uxacona is a Roman settlement in Britain . The ancient name has been handed down in the Antonini Itinerary . The place is identified with the Roman remains on Red Hill Shropshire . It was on the road from Hadrian's Wall to Rutupiae ( Richborough ), a seaport. In the Itinerarium Antonini the distance to Viroconium is given as 11 miles, the distance to Pennocrucium as 12 miles. There was probably a mansio by the road as well .
The remains found on site show a small fortified settlement that was about 61 × 53 m in size. The remains of the settlement, however, extend over an area a good 200 m wide. Pottery indicates that the place was inhabited from the late second century. However, the greater part of the pottery dates from the third century. The place continued to be inhabited in the fourth century and may have been converted into a burgus during that time .
To the north of the small settlement, the remains of a camp for auxiliary troops were found, which was about 101/152 × 110 m in size and dated to the first century. A smaller fort was built within the ramparts at the end of the first century.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 11 ″ N , 2 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ W.