I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
Perched on a prominent spur of the Cotswold Edge, North Stoke Hill Fort (also known as Little Stowey) represents a classic example of a "promontory fort." Unlike the more complex multi-ditch forts, North Stoke uses the natural drop-offs of the hillside to provide defence on three sides, requiring man-made earthworks only across the "neck" of the spur to secure the interior.
This site dates primarily to the Iron Age, a period where tribal tensions led to the building of these high-altitude enclosures for both livestock protection and territorial signalling. From this vantage point, occupants could monitor movement across the entire Severn Valley. Historically, the area is deeply linked to the Roman occupation of nearby Aquae Sulis (Bath); the proximity suggests that such forts were either decommissioned or repurposed as the Roman administrative machine took hold in the 1st century AD.
On the Northern Ramparts, you can clearly see the curving line of trees and scrub that follows the original bank and ditch. While the interior has been heavily levelled by centuries of agriculture—now visible as the rich, ploughed brown earth—the perimeter remains defined by these distinctive boundary markers.
The panoramic views showcase the "command and control" perpsective toward the Bristol Channel and the Welsh hills.
Lansdown Roman Camp is located about 400 metres west of North Stoke, featuring a rectangular stony bank and buried ditch, just visible at the bottom of one of the shots (although much is now hidden by the golf course that now sits over most of it)
You can also see Fair Field Barrows, two prehistoric round barrows located in the nearby "Fair Field" area just over the wall of the Lansdown Golf Club.
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 19/04/2026. 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.