King's Standing Bowl Barrow
King's Standing Bowl Barrow or Kingstanding Mound, is a scheduled monument in the Kingstanding area of Birmingham.[1] It comprises the buried and earthwork remains of a bowl barrow from the late Neolithic to the late Bronze Age, lying alongside the Icknield Street Roman road to the South of Sutton Park.
 The barrow in February 2005, looking North | |
| Alternative name | Kingstanding Mound |
|---|---|
| Location | Kingstanding, Birmingham, England |
| Type | Bowl barrow |
| Site notes | |
| Management | Birmingham City Council |
| Public access | Yes |
| Designated | 9 October 1981 |
It is reputedly the site from where King Charles I reviewed his troops on 18 October 1642, during the English Civil War; from which event both the mound and the area take their name.
References
- Historic England (9 October 1981). "Bowl barrow at King's Standing (1016437)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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