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Multi-periodSite Name: Great Tosson EnclosureCountry: England County: Northumberland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Village: Great Tosson
Map Ref: NU03130003
Latitude: 55.294374N Longitude: 1.952256W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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SolarMegalith visited on 16th Jan 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
This rectangular enclosure of unsure age is located below the sharp slope to its north, on a natural terrace, a very poor location in terms of defense. There is no dating evidence from the site, but its shape suggests the possibility that it might be a Romano-British settlement rather then Iron Age site associated with Tosson Burgh hillfort.
The enclosure consists of a single bank and ditch, in its northern and eastern part there is also an outer bank which could be created within later episodes of re-cutting the ditch.
Pastscape lists it under no. 4623
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