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King's Standing

England
List entry 1002222
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002222
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 47422 30077
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

King's Standing is a Bronze Age barrow located in Sussex, England. The monument comprises a circular earthwork characteristic of burial mounds from the second millennium BCE, representing an important funerary monument of the Bronze Age period. The site's name, common to several heritage locations in southern England, reflects popular tradition rather than documented historical association. As a scheduled ancient monument, King's Standing contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and ritual practices in the Weald region during the Bronze Age.

King's Standing is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002222. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is King's Standing?

King's Standing is a Bronze Age barrow located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002222.

Who is responsible for protecting King's Standing?

King's Standing is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002222.

What other scheduled monuments are near King's Standing?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 300m east of Tile Lodge (1.3 km), Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest (2.4 km), Oldlands furnace (3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 300m east of Tile Lodge
1.3 km
Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest
2.4 km
Oldlands furnace
3 km
Hendall Furnace, 390m north-west of Hendall Manor Farmhouse
4.2 km
Medieval moated site with adjacent late medieval Pondbay, Walsh Manor, Crowborough
5.2 km
Little forge
5.6 km
Chelwood Gate Enclosure
6.1 km
Iron plat furnace
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under King's Standing

King's Standing stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around King's Standing

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~12.5 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~19.3 miles
Domesday entry for Alchin, Sussex →
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