I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
Land owner permission not required.
Deep in Sutherland, in the far north of Scotland, somewhat off the beaten track - with its location signaled only by a small sign beneath the Forestry Sign on the main road - lies an enigma…
After turning off the paved road and taking the forest track - an interesting off-road drive - to be followed by a walk up the low hill to an open heather-clad plateau, we find ‘the Unknown’…
The 9’ tall cast iron skeleton is a public sculpture standing tall in this ancient landscape of Iron Age villages, forests, flow country, and folklore - of giants hurling rocks, of chieftains and unknown warriors, and of a lone burial, marked now by the placing of the Kenny Hunter cast-iron enigmatic sculpture - ever gazing poignantly over the landscape, head turned to look at the distant peak of Ben Loyal…
Perhaps some will see the skeletal figure and take it at face value. Still, for me, it invited deeper thought and pondering, of the fleeting few moments that we have in our all too brief existence, of our place in the landscape and the world at large, and how - really - our impact is all so insignificant when measured against the longevity of the wilderness and the mountains…
A truly remarkable Memento Mori in a place of stunning beauty…
Although technically within EGR610 Low flying zone, you can fly here outside of operational hours or after checking with the RAF Low Fly Team.
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 24/08/2024. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.