I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
King’s Play Hill rises above the village of Heddington on the northern edge of the Wiltshire Downs, overlooking a landscape shaped by chalk geology and long human use.
It gets its name from the Battle of Roundway Down in 1643, a pivotal Royalist victory during the English Civil War where forces loyal to King Charles I defeated the Parliamentarian (Roundhead) army.
While the main battle occurred on nearby Roundway Down, the surrounding hills—including King's Play Hill - were part of the area used by troops and saw action during the fight.
The history of the place though reaches far deeper. The surrounding slopes show clear evidence of prehistoric and medieval activity, with ancient field systems, trackways and prominent lynchets marking centuries of cultivation.
Kings Play Long Barrow and Round Barrow on its summit are two of the multitude of barrows and megaliths in the area, although both of these have been badly damaged over the years by ploughing and seeing them from the air doesn’t really do them justice
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 25/01/2026. 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.
