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Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly added to Castles and Fortifications in Wales by gasbag43 on 19/07/2025

Caerphilly Castle is one of the great medieval castles of western Europe. Several factors give it this claim to fame - its immense size (30 acres / 12 hectares, making it the largest in Britain after Windsor), its large-scale use of water for defence and the fact that it is the first truly concentric castle in Britain. Of the time of its building in the late 13th century, it was a revolutionary masterpiece of military planning

The castle was constructed in the 13th century and saw extensive fighting soon after its completion. It was attacked during the Madog ap Llywelyn revolt of 1294, the Llywelyn Bren uprising in 1316 and during the overthrow of Edward II in 1326–27. In the late 15th century, however, it fell into decline and by the 16th century the lakes had drained away and the walls were robbed of their stone. The Marquesses of Bute acquired the property in 1776 and under the third and fourth Marquesses extensive restoration took place.

In 1950 the castle and grounds were given to the state and the water defences were re-flooded. In the 21st century, the Welsh heritage agency Cadw manages the site as a tourist attraction.

The long-running British television show Doctor Who chose Caerphilly Castle as a filming location for several episodes, including "The End of Time" in 2009, "The Vampires in Venice" in 2010, two parter "The Rebel Flesh" and "The Almost People" in 2011; "Robot of Sherwood" in 2014 and "Heaven Sent" in 2015

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Co-ordinates: 51.57598, -3.220239 • what3words: ///themes.trails.piano
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 19/07/2025. 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.

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Footdee, Aberdeen, Hanover South (By kvetner)

Footdee, pronounced "Fitty", is a picturesque historic fishing village at the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour.

Despite the number of tourists traipsing through, it's a residential neighbourhood, so I suggest fly with respect to privacy.

It's probably a good spot to catch big boats entering or leaving the harbour, although it was fairly quiet when I visited.

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Co-ordinates: 57.14292, -2.071025 • what3words: ///loves.charmingly.patch
St Mary & St Gabriel, Chichester (By grandad1950)

A grade 1 listed parish church in the south downs village of South Harting in West Sussex. The village is a good base for walks on the downs.

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Co-ordinates: 50.96878, -0.884461 • what3words: ///unhelpful.paramedic.plunger
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough (By Keltoi)

Built around 1911 this bridge was used to transport vehicles, people and goods across the Tees.
Now no longer in use

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Co-ordinates: 54.58441, -1.228108 • what3words: ///magic.wage.bells
Daymer Bay, Cornwall (By CMDR-CHEVRON)

Small beach with open sky. Car park. Toilets. Absolutely gorgeous place. Entrance to the beach is down a medium-sized flight of steps. Best flown at off-peak, outside holiday times, as it is quite small. Locals were nice. Used by Dog Walkers. The beach is between two Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Not exactly sure why this is, but I was careful to fly in between them. Maybe nesting birds in the Spring. This coast is a haven for all kinds of wildlife.

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Co-ordinates: 50.55999, -4.925968 • what3words: ///branch.strays.recitals
St Botolphs Hardham, Horsham (By grandad1950)

This is a very fine ancient parish church dating from the 11th century in the south downs in West Sussex and is a grade 1 listed building. Well worth a visit to see the remains of ancient wall paintings thought to date from around 1100 inside the church.

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Co-ordinates: 50.94854, -0.522783 • what3words: ///reservoir.relieves.spends
Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland (By mancub77)

Nation Trust property on Holy Island took of from its foreshore no overflight and no issues.

The whole of the East Coast here has a NOTAMS with a floor of 20,000 feet still checked with MOD no issue think they were surprised.

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Co-ordinates: 55.66907, -1.784828 • what3words: ///deprives.wagers.cools
Severn Estuary, Portishead, North Somerset (By WarrenCo)

Great views of the sun setting above Cardiff at this time of year.
Had to launch from the inter-tidal zone on the beach owned and managed by the Crown Estate as you can't take off from North-Somerset council land for hobby/recreational flying.

Parking on Hillside road - there's a small footpath down to the beach.

Area is an SSSI and SAC - No permission needed - just need to pay attention to birds nesting and don't disturb them, but it was very quiet in that regard when I flew here and there were only some seagulls flying low, which were easily avoided by increasing altitude.

The beach is also very quiet generally, which makes it nice to explore with a drone.

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Co-ordinates: 51.47877, -2.810451 • what3words: ///curvy.sped.gown
St. Andrews Church, Kenn, Teignbridge (By Venners07)

This church dates back to the twelfth century, while the churchyard has been a site for worship for much longer. The ancient yew tree is one of the oldest in England. Both the church and its surrounding area continue to be a special and calming place to worship, rest and reflect in the modern age.

The church plays a significant role in the community life of the Kenn Parish, and warmly welcomes everyone into its fellowship.

St Andrew’s is situated in the village of Kenn and serves Kenn, Kennford and Clapham

Lots of spots to TOAL, and no dangers once you are clear of the trees.

We stayed the night before at the Ley arms opposite, lovely food and accommodation. You can also park here.

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Co-ordinates: 50.66071, -3.52659 • what3words: ///downhill.clots.ballparks
St Peter ad vincula, Chichester (By grandad1950)

The grade 1 listed parish church of St Peters in Wisborough Green West Sussex dating from the 12th century. It has a very large graveyard to explore and many original elements remain inside the church

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Co-ordinates: 51.02231, -0.50167 • what3words: ///satin.prime.strict
Inverness Castle (By stubbyd)

[Taken from WikiPedia]
Inverness Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Inbhir Nis) sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland. A succession of castles have stood on this site since 1057, although the present structure dates from 1836. The present structure is a Category A listed building and was last used as the old County Buildings including the Sheriff Court. It was designed by William Burn (1789–1870) as an early castellated structure, built in red sandstone and completed in 1836.

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Co-ordinates: 57.47412, -4.227493 • what3words: ///grid.shady.stones

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