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Tenby Castle added to Historic Buildings in Wales by clinkadink on 29/09/2023

Parking: 51.671225, -4.703398
TOAL: 51.672866, -4.695374

High on a hill above Tenby harbour stand the remains of 13th century castle walls along with a ruined gate and tower. The first castle here was built by an unknown Norman lord sometime before 1153, when it was captured by the Welsh under Lord Rhys. That first castle was defended by earthen banks and ditches. It may stand on the site of a yet earlier castle founded by the Welsh in the 9th century.
The castle was built on a promontory joined to the mainland by a narrow neck of land, and linked to the medieval town walls. The most prominent features of the castle are the D-shaped gatehouse, with barbican defences, and the stump of a stone keep with a stair turret.

The castle defences were strengthened in 1377, but just 9 years later an enquiry found the fortress suffering from neglect, with work needed on the roof timber and leading. It seems efforts to maintain the castle were sporadic at best.

During the Civil War the castle was held by a band of Royalist soldiers for 10 weeks. The Royalists were starved into submission by Parliament.

In 1832 one of the medieval residential buildings beside the gatehouse was transformed into a National School. The building was enlarged a decade later, but closed in 1874. In 1878 the school building was altered once more to serve as the Tenby Museum and Art Gallery. The museum boasts displays on the archaeology, geology, maritime, and natural history of the Tenby area, plus local art and exhibits relating to the Castlemartin (Pembrokeshire) Yeomanry.

In 1865 the space within the castle was drastically altered when an imposing statue of Prince Albert was added at its highest point. Prince Arthur, eldest son of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, unveiled the statue on 2 August 1865. Just beyond the statue is the Watchtower, built in the 13th century. This consists of a round tower linked to a later staircase tower. It was used by the Admiralty for many years but is now home to a Met Office weather station.

The castle remains include the smallest 'great tower' of any castle in Wales, and may have been inspired by the great tower at Pembroke Castle. Only small sections of the castle walls remain intact. On the north side is a small stretch of wall with medieval arrow slits and a section of the wall walk. You approach the castle through a very simple gate through the curtain wall, defended by a small barbican, leading to the museum.

Also on Castle Hill is The Old Coastguard House, built in the early 19th century as a coastguard station. There are also several old cannons on Castle Hill. These originally formed part of the town defences. They were restored and remounted in the 1960s by the Royal Regiment of Artillery and the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from the School of Artillery at Manorbier.

From the late 18th century Castle Hill was a fashionable area for Tenby natives and visitors to promenade and take the views. From 1897 they could also listen to open-air concerts from the Bandstand. The original bandstand was dismantled so its metal could be used for the WWII war effort. It was restored in 1991.

THE TOWN WALLS
Tenby's medieval walls are very well preserved, and indeed may be considered of greater historical interest than the rather scanty castle ruins.

Tenby was sacked by Rhys's son Maelgwyn in 1187, and again by Llewelyn ap Gruffudd in 1260. To add an extra measure of defence the extensive town walls were built by the Norman lord William de Valence. The walls served their purpose, saving Tenby from an attack by Owain Glyndwr's French allies in 1405.

In 1873 the town council wanted to pull down the medieval walls, but were prevented by the efforts of a certain Dr Chater. As a result, we can get a good idea of what most Welsh medieval town walls would have looked like (leaving aside the very grand and extensive walls at major centres like Caernarfon and Conwy).

Castle Hill is very easy to reach from the harbour and is well signposted from around the town. There is no parking on the site, but there are several pay and display parking areas near the harbour.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenby_Castle

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Co-ordinates: 51.67255, -4.694564 • what3words: ///hems.rationing.centuries
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 06/08/2023. 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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Bwa Gwyn (the white arch) Rhoscolyn, Isle of Anglesey (By LordEdam)

Bwa Gwyn (the white arch) is a sea arch on the cliffs between Rhoscolyn and Trearddur Bay, Anglesey. There is a footpath allowing you to stand on top of the arch if you’re brave enough. To the north is another sea arch called Bwa Du (the black arch)

Nb - this site is less than half a mile outside RAF Valley FRZ, and is an active area for military helicopter training. When I was there I had to abandon my flight because a helicopter decided to practice landing on the neighbouring headland

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Co-ordinates: 53.25381, -4.610481 • what3words: ///dunk.cashiers.format
Billingshurst Cricket Club, Horsham (By grandad1950)

Jubilee Fields in Billingshurst is home to a fine cricket ground with good spectator facilities in West Sussex.

There is a lot of room to fly out of the cricket season.

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Co-ordinates: 51.02715, -0.456963 • what3words: ///footpath.hotdog.special
St Bartholomew's Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire (By skysnapper13)

The church has a W tower, an aisled nave and a chancel with N chapel. It is a large, heavy building, largely of boulders and ashlar, standing high on a raised walled churchyard in the centre of the village. The nave (without aisles) and the chancel seem to be on the twelfth-century plan.

Aisles were added in the late 12thc., but the arcades were completely rebuilt at the restoration. A watercolour of 1868 (Twycross-Raines 1920, 29) shows the interior before the arcades were substantially rebuilt in 1870-1: they look very plain early pointed; he describes the assortment of piers and arches then existing. In the rebuilding a single design of capital was used throughout.

Inside in the S aisle is a sundial often dated to the early 11thc.. Reset in the same wall is a small figure, called a ‘Roman soldier’. The altarpiece in the N chapel is set with tile mosaic from Meaux, the pieces being brought from Hilston church after the bombing. The effigy in the chapel (in the general view) is of Sir John de Melsa, died 1377.

For our Corpus, there are 11thc. windows, blocked, in the N wall of the chancel; and a third windowhead with sculpture in the S wall of the chancel outside. Chevron voussoirs are reused over the 14thc. priest’s doorway nearby. A reset figure is included, but its date is uncertain. Twycross-Raines says that the chevron voussoirs and the windowhead are not constructed from the same kind of stone as that used in later parts of the pre-restoration building (1920, 30).

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Co-ordinates: 53.82985, -0.110963 • what3words: ///nightcap.internet.petty
Fraisthorpe Wind Farm, East Riding of Yorkshire (By skysnapper13)

Fraisthorpe Wind Farm is a wind power generating site located in the village of Fraisthorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site is just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Bridlington and 40 miles (64 km) east of York.[1] It was granted full planning permission in early 2015 when the Ministry of Defence dropped their objection to the site. This was despite the apparent vocal opposition by local people and councillors. It started generating electricity in August 2016.

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Co-ordinates: 54.04858, -0.230183 • what3words: ///javelin.chairing.filled
Dunnet Head Lighthouse, Caithness North East (By JoeC)

The lighthouse at Dunnet Head sits on the most northerly point of mainland Britain. It was built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson, in 1831.

I was lucky enough to be there for a wedding so could take off from inside the grounds, but there's a good carpark and ample other places for TOAL from nearby.

Remember, the cliffs are 300m high so be mindful of distances and altitude ;)

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Co-ordinates: 58.67138, -3.376622 • what3words: ///acrobat.menswear.phones
Saunton Sands, North Devon (By Howard)

The location offers panoramic views of beach, burrows, estuary, and ocean at the northern end of Bideford Bay. Be aware that there is an MOD area to the south of the access point and NOTAMs may be active.

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Co-ordinates: 51.11667, -4.221529 • what3words: ///fixture.dizziness.reporting
St Peters cowfold, Horsham (By grandad1950)

Tucked away in the centre of the village is the 13th century St Peters parish church a grade 1 listed building. Close by is the recreation ground where there is a lot of room to fly.

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Co-ordinates: 50.99007, -0.273639 • what3words: ///decisive.distanced.found
Alport Falls, Derbyshire Dales (By bryand)

As the River Lathkill meets the River Bradford it cascades over a number of steps where the crystal-clear water foams over the falls. Easy to get to, with parking along Alport Lane and TOAL near the bridge.

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Co-ordinates: 53.17724, -1.67175 • what3words: ///pits.shadowed.surprises
Blackpool Senataph, Blackpool (By WorldInFocus)

The Cenotaph offers a perfect, centered top-down image. The symmetrical design contrasts heavily with the chaotic, linear layout of the promenade and beach.

Looking down, the drone captures the close proximity of the Irish Sea, the busy traffic on the promenade, and the towering, angular shadow of the Blackpool Tower looming nearby.

As a pilot, navigating near the promenade requires high awareness of tourists and strict adherence to height limits to avoid interfering with, or being blocked by, the Tower.

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Co-ordinates: 53.81986, -3.056059 • what3words: ///bleat.asserts.fend
Brock Aquaduct, Wyre (By MartG1960)

Brock Aquaduct is where the Lancaster Canal crosses over the River Brock, at Brock near Preston.

Note that it is adjacent to Myerscough College, so best to stay on the North side of the River, and also avoid the power lines just to the East of the Canal.

I parked on StMichael's Rd next to Guy's Thatched Hamlet, and walked along the towpath to the aquaduct ( about a 20 min walk )

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Co-ordinates: 53.8577, -2.752193 • what3words: ///plank.ticking.regress

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