MSO7699 - Possible Bronze Age barrow northwest of Colton Cross (Monument)

A barrow like feature is shown on the Ordnance Survey 1 inch map of 1809. A meteorological station now appears to be shown on the site of the barrow and its current condition and survival requires confirmation.

ST 0564 3624. Barrow like feature shown on Ordnance Survey one inch 1st Edition 1809 just northwest of Colton Cross. [1] The barrow is now only visible as an amorphous mound in unimproved heathland. Not recommended for scheduling. [2] The mound described above is clearly visible on aerial photographs as a low, roughly circular earthwork measuring some 12 metres in diameter. Its form and location, close to the summit of a hillcrest, are both fairly typical of Bronze Age barrows found on Exmoor. [3,4] The barrow is mentioned in the Nettlecombe Parkland Plan dating from 2016. When the report was produced, the feature had been mapped at ST 0563 3624 (possibly provided by [2]?); however, it has since been corrected to properly reflect the evidence provided by the National Mapping Project [5] and the originally held grid reference [1]. Assuming this is correct, a meterological station now appears to be depicted on the site of the barrow on modern MasterMap data. [1,4-6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]