Pelhams Piller - Added to Monuments in East Midlands

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

Land owner permission requirements unknown.

Pelham's Pillar is a monument dedicated to Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough who died in 1846.

The Pillar is in Cabourne, West Lindsey on part of the Yarborough estate at Brocklesby, and is a viewing tower built to enable the earls to view the estate. It is 39 metres (128 ft) high and is guarded by two stone lions at the door. It is said that, when it was built, everything that could be seen from the top belonged to Charles Anderson-Pelham.

The architect was Edward James Willson of Lincoln. The foundation of the pillar was laid by Pelham's son Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough, and it was completed by his grandson Charles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough, in 1849. Prince Albert visited the pillar in the year of its completion. Plenty of minopr roads and open spaces to take off from nearby

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 17/07/2022. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.

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We tried to get permission to fly at the Pillar, but were refused… You can pay to go up it (think it’s £2 per person but don’t quote me on that) - you get the key and help yourself. Just thought I’d mention it as an update. suspect things have changed since people have flown there before…