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Submitted by Baz on Wednesday, 09 May 2007 Page Views: 11036

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The King's Standing
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.194 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Midlands Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Sutton Coldfield
Map Ref: SP080956
Latitude: 52.558180N Longitude: 1.88343W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1	Completely destroyed

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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
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Round Barrow(s) in West Midlands

Baz writes "The King`s Standing Barrow, Kingstanding Lane, Kingstanding, Birmingham [is] so called because King Charles I stood on it during the Civil War to address his local recruits, on 19th October 1642."
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SP0895 : King's Standing view north - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan — by Martin Richard Phelan
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SP0895 : King's Standing view east - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan — by Martin Richard Phelan
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SP0895 : King's Standing view west - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan — by Martin Richard Phelan
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SP0895 : King's Standing view - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan — by Martin Richard Phelan
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SP0895 : King's Standing view south - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan — by Martin Richard Phelan
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