Tosson Tower is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1953. A C14 Towerhouse.

Tosson Tower

WRENN ID
muted-flagstone-curlew
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland National Park
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 October 1953
Type
Towerhouse
Address
Tosson Tower, Whitton and Tosson
OS grid reference
NU 029 005
Coordinates
55.29875, -1.9554
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Tosson Tower is a ruined tower house dating from the 14th century. It features squared facing stones with a rubble core, and all four walls stand to approximately 20 feet, except for the southeast corner, which has collapsed. Many of the facing stones were removed in the 18th century.

On the south side, there is an inner jamb and impost of a later ground-floor doorway. The ground-floor window on the west side has splayed inner reveals. Inside, the springing of the ground-floor vault is visible, and on the left floor, there is a mural chamber made of well-dressed stone. The tower is roofless.

Local climate

Tosson Tower receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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