In the early years of serious research into the locations of stations on the Antonine Itineraries, the location of Ariconium was in doubt, and William Camden (1551&ndash;1623) suggested Magnis, the site of modern Kenchester, some  northwest of modern Hereford. Later analysis of the Antonine Itineraries, notably by John Horsley (1685&ndash;1732), refined previous estimates and ultimately placed Ariconium at Bury Hill, Weston under Penyard,   west-northwest of Glevum (at modern Gloucester), and  northeast of Blestium (at modern Monmouth). With confidence that the overgrown ruins near Weston under Penyard were actually the site of Ariconium, local people began clearing away the brush, revealing the enormous magnitude of the cinder piles, and further revealing the walls of buildings. Stories emerged of significant Roman-era relics, and there were unverified stories that existing relics having no provenance had actually been found in Ariconium.
Such capable modern research as has been done so far supports the characterisation of a large iron working site with massive refuse piles covering approximately , pottery remnants, and numerous artefacts.  Finds have included pre-Roman British coins, including one minted by Cunobelin, and  coins from the Roman arrival until 360, after which there are no coins found.