[nickcarraway]

[blueunicorn6]

Well, I hope they brought some pie with them.

Nothing like pie to make friends.

[doorgunner69]

I wonder if this island was the idea for the movei Wicker Man, which was quite creepy.

Also about a remote off-limits sort of island.

[Viking2002]

Man, that brings back the little pirate kid in me..........exploring caves..........climbing trees for vantage points..........digging deep in the tunnels for artifacts.........and I’d have been one of those little buggers claimimg sovereignty in the name of Plymouth. LOL My dad wouldn’t know whether to tan my hide for it, or ask me about everything I saw. Likely the latter, if I’d brought back a pocketful of old uniform buttons and other trinkets of the era.

[Billthedrill]

Drake he was a Devon man, an' ruled the Devon seas,
(Capten, art tha sleepin' there below?),
Rovin' tho' his death fell, he went wi' heart at ease,
An' dreamin' arl the time o' Plymouth Hoe,
"Take my drum to England, hang et by the shore,
Strike et when your powder's runnin' low;
If the Dons sight Devon, I'll quit the port o' Heaven,
An' drum them up the Channel as we drummed them long ago."

[immadashell]

Almost guaranteed to find a bunch of empty beer cans, a few toked out joints and a used condom or two.

[Revel]

Soon to be a very boring place.

[GunHoardingCapitalist]

I dont think they should go there, the world needs one place without WuFlu.

[Farmerbob]

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/gallery/a-walk-around-drakes-island-3211620

some pics

[TXnMA]

Interesting site! Reminds me of Fort Sumter, in the mouth of Charleston, SC harbor.

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There are several empty shore battery emplacements -- with four huge, short-barreled 19th century shore battery guns -- including this one still on its mount...

... visible on the ground via Google Earth...

...and, from the ground:

There is also a 180-degree arcuate battery -- with ~18 embrasures for smaller guns at approximately every ten degrees...

Also, on the Stonehouse shore facing the island, there are large fortifications with many empty gun emplacements...

Should be an intriguing place to explore!

(In some ways, it also reminds me of the abandoned shore defenses on Galveston Island, Texas.)

TXnMA