Hardknott Roman Fort - Added to Castles and Fortifications in North West

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

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Land owner permission not required.

Edit: It should be noted that this falls just within National Trust property. I should be possible to TOAL from non-NT property.

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 13/03/2018. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.

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Thanks for adding to the map @markas !

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It’s a nice place to visit, when the weather is OK! Just be prepared for the Hardknott pass which is very steep, gives the car some exercise!

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Great photo of a beautiful site. Added to my bucket list. Just reading up on it …

“Built between about 120 and 138, garrisoned by the 4th Cohort of Dalmatian auxiliaries.”

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I was fortunate enough to win 3rd prize in the wiki loves monuments photo competition with this one, entered on the off chance never expecting to get anywhere.

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I want to fly here @markas, have you got any other tips or advice?

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Hi Steve

Is there anything specific you want to know? There is a small parking area on Hardknott pass, about 100 metres from the fort, it’s an uphill walk to get there. I went in March that year so it was very quiet, dare say in summer it can get busy and I know a lot of people drive hardknott pass as it is one of the steepest roads in England. It is National Trust but there was no one around to stop me flying at the time I visited.

I dare say main challenges are picking a decent day weather wise to avoid wind and rain.

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Thanks

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Hi Steve, without getting technical, would TOAL from the edge of the road (traffic permitting!) be considered public land and therefore OK? Thanks / Ian

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I’ve flown here too @markas :grin:

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For a bloody steep, narrow twisty road, it’s busy at the weekend in summer.
but there were only 3 cars at the fort when I got there.

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It was March when I visited so very quiet but I had read that it is busy in the summer months, not sure I’d want to drive the road with lots of traffic coming from the opposite direction.

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A sped up video from the dash cam back in 2018 (the cuts are where I pulled in to stop and fly).

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I’ve flown here too @markas :grin:

What a location - and what a god awful twisty and steep road!

Mind you, the views and excellent weather made up for it, managed to capture a wee bit of footage with the AIR3 :slight_smile:

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