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<< Our Photo Pages >> The King's Standing - Round Barrow(s) in England in West Midlands

Submitted by Baz on Wednesday, 09 May 2007  Page Views: 10524

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The King's Standing
Country: England County: West Midlands Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Sutton Coldfield
Map Ref: SP080956
Latitude: 52.558180N  Longitude: 1.88343W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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The King's Standing submitted by Baz : 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. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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
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SP0895 : King's Standing view east - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan
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SP0895 : King's Standing view west - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan
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SP0895 : King's Standing view - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan
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SP0895 : King's Standing view south - Kingstanding, North Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan
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