The milecastle itself has not been discovered by archaeologists and its presumed location lies beneath a modern housing development.

[1] Three stones have been found in the area of Milecastle 7 bearing the markings of the Legio II Augusta.

[3] During the construction of a nearby house in 1923 a sestertius coin dating to the reign of Emperor Trajan was discovered.

[4] The excavation discovered a heap of pottery in the centre of the east wall, which has been suggested as the location of a window.

[4] It has been proposed that Turret 7B was one of the structures garrisoned by soldiers based at the Condercum fort to the east in Benwell.

[9][10] Turret 7B was the first site on Hadrian's Wall visited in Guy de la Bédoyère's BBC Radio 4 series The Romans in Britain.