Elmley Castle - Added to Iconic Landscapes and Ancient Sites in West Midlands

I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:

Land owner permission not required.

The site is on private land, but there is a bridle way leading up from the village of Elmley Castle (the same name as the original hill fort). I parked at the village and walked about an hour north at 52.06607243, -2.03880082. TOAL was from the bridle way at 52.063547, -2.042863.

Elmley Castle was a ringwork and bailey fortification built shortly after the Norman Conquest. It was acquired by the Beauchamp family in the early twelfth century and they rebuilt it in stone soon after. Later it became their Worcestershire caput but, when William de Beauchamp inherited the Earldom of Warwick in 1268, Elmley Castle was neglected and fell into ruin.

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 30/04/2022. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.

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