Little (Old) Sodbury Hillfort - Added to Castles and Fortifications in South West

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

Land owner permission not required.

Parking and TOAL at 51.543352, -2.342538

A rectangular multivallate fort approximately 11 acres in sizemade up of a double set of ditches and ramparts. The origins can be traced as far back as the Iron Age, and is thought the Romans later strengthened an use the camp as a frontier post. The scarp slope of the Cotswold Hills provided a natural defence on its western side, the remaining defences being the high double ramparts. In AD577 the Saxon army camped here before the battle at nearby Dyrham. In 1471, Edward IV rested here before moving on to destroy the army of Margaret of Anjou at the Battle of Tewkesbury.

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 09/04/2022. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.

2 Likes