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Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Northumberland, England. The monument comprises a substantial cairn of heaped stone, characteristic of funerary structures erected during the Bronze Age period. Such cairns typically contained cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods, and represent an important class of evidence for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in northern England. The site's survival and official designation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance within the landscape of prehistoric Northumberland.
Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011606. View the official record →
Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011606.
Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011606.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Simonside Cairn 670m west-north-west of Old Stell Crag (1.2 km), Cairn 1km west-north-west of Old Stell Crag (1.2 km), Cairn 320m WNW of Old Stell Crag (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.