Rybury Camp - Added to Iconic Landscapes and Ancient Sites in Kennet, South West

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

Land owner permission not required.

Just south of Tan Hill in the Vale of Pewsey is a place known as Rybury Camp. It is an ancient earthwork surrounding a flattened plateau on Clifford's Hill.

It can easily be spotted from many directions. It has a distinctive hillfort shape, with a ditch around the perimeter. It was once bustling with activity as the top of the hill as it started off as a causewayed enclosure in the Neolithic period some 5,000 years ago.

Causewayed enclosures are quite rare in Britain, with around 70 recorded nationally. Built during the middle part of the Neolithic, they could have been used for a number of different functions including settlement, defence and ceremonial purposes.

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 03/03/2025. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.

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I want to fly here @gasbag43, I’ve added it to the list of places I want to fly :blush: