What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period (c. 3700–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of ritual and funerary monuments in the Yorkshire Wolds, reflecting early communal burial practices and social organisation.
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Places near here
Cist below SimonsideAncient burial place · 11 yd
Little Church RockViewpoint · 299 yd
The guardian of Little Church caveCave or cavern · 319 yd
Tosson Burgh univallate hillfort, 450m west of Great TossonScheduled monument · 722 yd
Tosson TowerListed building · 800 yd
Great Tosson tower houseScheduled monument · 800 yd
Tosson Lime KilnHeritage attraction · 1239 yd
Simonside HillsVisitor information · 1239 yd
SimonsideMountain / peak · 1279 yd
Ravens HeughMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Thropton Bridge Over the Wreigh BurnListed building · 1.5 mi
Streethouse PlantationWood · 2.6 mi