2018 Treasure Hunt Challenge

#2 - Castle

Hurst Castle

When does a “Fort” become a “Castle”? Peronsally, I’d call this a fort, and Wikipedia says “Hurst Castle is an artillery fort”, but it’s name is Hurst Castle … so, for this comp … a castle it is! :wink:

Pics taken, yesterday, only feet away from the lighthouse pics, just rotated left 90 degrees.

It’s a shame the wind was so extreme, you can see the streaks on the sea forming in the lee of the castle, because I had intended a Litchi mission to take some video all around the place. Another day.

One thing this kind of comp does is makes one curious about the objects we may have known about for years, but never really taken much interest in.
I’ve lived in this part of the world most my life, spent summer weekends at my grandmother’s beach hut less than 4 miles from here, used to do quite a bit of sailing and passed within spitting distance of the … spit (sorry) etc. But had never walked along the length of the spit to the castle and lighthouse.

The initial fort was built by King Henry VIII in 16th Century.
In the 17th Century, during the English Civil War of the 1640s, Hurst was held by Parliament and was used briefly to detain King Charles I before his execution in 1649.
It was used into the 18th Century, but then fell into disrepair.
The Napoleonic Wars resulted in it getting a make-over and some big guns … 24-pounder, then 32-pounder, then 12.5 inch RMLs … all in the space of a few 19th Century years when technology was progressing at a wicked pace.
It was then re-equipped for both WW1 and WW2.

The western end of The Isle of Wight, and The Needles, can bee seen in the distance.

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Next for the competition is my castle submission. This is Southsea Castle, also historically also known as Chaderton Castle, South Castle and Portsea Castle. It is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII on Portsea Island, Hampshire, in 1544.
Like @OzoneVibe castle, it also formed part of the King’s Device programme to protect against invasion from and defended the Solent and the eastern approach to Portsmouth.
In tha background is Spitbank Fort which was built in the 1850’s as part of Palmerston protection of Portsmouth (Palmerston Follies). I would love to fly out there but still leaning and developing my confidence!

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I almost popped down to Southsea for my “castle” / “fort”. :wink:
(It has a brewery, too!)
(It would have been a much shorter walk, too! :+1:)

Second for today, is my pier submission. It is South Parade Pier, Southsea, Portsmouth. The piers was closed for some time and could have been lost if locals had not worked hard to get lottery funding. This was always a shot I’d water to get with a drone, as there is no other way, unless by helicopter. I now o will be returning to try at other times of days and to make a short video.

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Wasn’t open then, a bit too early! Think we may end up with with a duplicate sometime!

My last submission for the moment is of the ‘clocktower’ from what was Eastney Royal Marines Barracks, Portsmouth . Located on Clock Tower Drive the whole area has been converted into housing, including the clock tower, which is cure for sale!

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Almost exactly 1km from the shore. :+1:

Think I might want to get some range extenders, befor 1km over water, just for the comfort factor :pray:t2:. Looking on YT, they do seem to make a difference.

@OzoneVibe how do you include previous text on your reply? Certainly Helps to make a comment seem more relevant…

Absolutely no need for that distance … with the MP. I’ve been way further without any issue.

Highlight the text and a “Quote” button pops up. Click on that. :slight_smile:

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OK, just to keep my name on the leaderboard.

Quick flight as Mrs made me wash her car (Latvian lads did a great job for a fiver).

Wind Turbine - Rusholme Wind Farm just the other side of Drax.Details Here

Selfie - nice and easy as I’m always at the other end of the Drone (with said clean car)

Tenuous one next for tall building - the boiler house at Drax (white building) is 249ft tall, or 25 storeys (and I liked the sky) Evidence Link

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Thanks :smile:

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Couple more on the way from the in-laws (video for a change)

Water tower

Windmill or Mill (judges discretion), The Spice Mill at Riccall, nice Indian restaurant although the chips last time we went were a little too soggy

Both shot in Riccall, between York and Selby. Amazing history, 3000 viking longboats landed there and marched to Fulford and Stamford Bridge for the famous battles. History link

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Sorry for the delay, been away this weekend.

Great posts everyone!

Thanks for all the details, history and links too, makes for an interesting read!

Leaderboard updated and @suffolkfox has jumped straight in at number one!

Your call @milkmanchris - how do you want to enter that one mate? Suggest you enter it as the harder of the two (for you to obtain) :wink:

Ill Take it as the mill, I have a windmill in mind ;o)

Might come down to Southsea and fly out to Spitbank Fort one day this week. Wanna meet up?
Currently (!) forecasts are looking good.

You got me down as having two mills. One was a picture of a block of flats called The Mill but was my high building pic…

Updated, thanks :+1:

Whoops! Fixed, thanks :+1:

#6 - Electric Train

Doubled up as a Litchi training flight, too.

This is as it came off the MP. I could have edited out the beginning, until the train moved, but there’s one thing that really turns me on about these gadgets … just HOW static they seem to be when in a stationary hover, even when it’s moderately breezy. (See tree foliage.) So I just couldn’t cut that bit out!

I was using Litchi set up as a “Zip Wire” … where it follows the route, and you can concentrate on speed, heading, gimbal pitch.

OK - I’m still learning to trust this Litchi … so I’m still not doing enough of that concentrating … so pans/tilts a bit naff!
Also, set max speed a tad low to start chasing trains. I’d hoped that, since it’s pulling out of the station (Shawford - just south of Winchester) it would be a bit slower than it was.
Only 1 train an hour stops here … I’d already had a dummy run on the train an hour before and had to head home.

The dummy run had to be abandoned before it really got underway, as the MP started to head off at speed. I’d not set things to allow me to control speed.
So many settings in Litchi!

Actually, I think my lack of trust is more in me to set up the mission correctly than the software. LOL!

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