White Castle - Added to Castles and Fortifications in Wales

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

Land owner permission not required.

This is a Cadw site so they don't allow TOAL from their land. TOAL was just a five minute walk down a public footpath to a field adjacent to the castle.

From the Cadw website. "White Castle is the best preserved and most imposing of the trio of Monmouthshire fortresses known as the ‘Three Castles’ – which includes Grosmont and Skenfrith – built to control the border. Originally constructed from wood and earth, a series of renovations transformed it into the significant defensive structure we see today. Its medieval name might derive from the white rendering used on its masonry. The large outer ward is as big as a football pitch, while the pear-shaped inner ward sits behind a deep, steep-sided, water-filled moat.

Many of these features are thought to be the work of the Lord Edward (later King Edward I) who took possession of the Three Castles in 1254. The modifications at White Castle, his first Welsh castle, can be seen as a forerunner of the mighty fortresses he would go on to build in north Wales." - CADW

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 12/02/2023. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.

I’ve flown here too @coastie :grin:

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I’ve flown here too @coastie :grin:

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I’ve flown here too @coastie :grin:

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