I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
Perched on a windswept headland along the North Devon coast, Embury Beacon Hill Fort is a striking monument to Britain’s Iron Age past. This coastal promontory hill fort, dating back over 2,000 years, once served as a heavily defended tribal stronghold. Its inhabitants utilized a complex system of massive earthen ramparts and ditches to safeguard their community, livestock, and vital maritime trade routes.
These aerial photographs capture the bittersweet reality of the site today. While the expansive panoramas showcase the lush, vibrant green patchwork of Devon’s agricultural clifftops meeting the Atlantic, they also document a disappearing legacy. As seen from above, centuries of relentless coastal erosion have dramatically sheared away the cliff face, swallowed the northern defences, and left nearly half of the original prehistoric fort lost to the ocean below.
The high-altitude perspectives highlight the sweeping paths of the South West Coast Path slicing through the landscape, offering a sense of scale. The contrast between the soft, rolling pastures and the fractured, jagged rock platforms stretching into the surf underscores why this spot was chosen for defence—and why it remains so vulnerable.
For history enthusiasts and landscape photographers alike, the location balance the timeless, rugged charm of the English coastline with a reminder of nature’s power to slowly reclaim human history.
It’s a National Trust site, so TOAL is outside of the location’s boundary. Parking is in a lay-by big enough for only 2 cars and a 20 minute walk in along the coastal path
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 20/05/2026. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.