🏛️ Korinion-Alchester
Romano-British fort and vicus in Oxfordshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Roman fort established circa AD 70–75 on the Akeman Street road
- Located in Oxfordshire, England, near modern Tiddington
- Occupied during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD
- Remains comprise earthworks, tessellated pavements, and pottery scattered across farmland
Korinion-Alchester was a Romano-British auxiliary fort constructed in the early decades of Roman occupation to control movement along the Akeman Street, a major road linking Cirencester and Alcester. The site served as a military installation and commercial hub, with evidence of civilian settlement (vicus) clustered around the fort. Archaeological investigation has revealed fragmentary stone structures and extensive Roman artefacts, though the site remains largely unexcavated and visible ...