Milecastle 30 was a milecastle of the RomanHadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as an outward-facing scarp with a maximum height of. Masonry from the east wall remains in situ. The remaining stretch is in length by thick, and survives to a height of. It is located at the western part of Limestone Corner, just off the B6318 Military Road.
1927 - The milecastle is visited and examined by FG Simpson. The north-south length is identified at this time, and the presence of the Military Way noted.
1965 - English Heritage Field Investigation. It was noted that the remains consisted of a mutilated earth platform, with a fragment of the east wall exposed near the north-east corner. It was also noted that the Military Way was well defined by the presence of an agger and ground swelling.
1989 - English Heritage Field Investigation. Previous observations were reconfirmed.
Associated turrets
Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 30 are known as Turret 30A and Turret 30B.
Turret 30A
Turret 30A lies mostly under the B6138 Military Road, though the south face was discovered in 1912 on the south side of the road. Its actual position is about west of the calculated position, as measured from Milecastle 30, but correct as measured from Turret 30B. This suggests that the turrets were laid out first, and the difference is due to the site of Milecastle 30 being repositioned slightly to the summit of Tuppermoor Hill. Further excavation in 1966, and English heritage Field Investigations in 1965 and 1989 failed to find the remains. Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map:
Turret 30B
Turret 30B exists as a mound, west of the track to Carrawburgh Farm. The west wall was discovered in 1912, though a 1966 excavation by RW Harris of Durham University proved inconclusive, as did visits by English Heritage Field Investigators in 1966 and 1989. Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map:
Monument records
Public access
Although on private land, the site of the milecastle is visible over a wall adjoining the Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail. Nothing is visible of Turrets 30A and 30B, but their sites are accessible from the B6318 Military Road.
