There were 8 H-Blocks in total. H-6 is still there @1:19, the camera goes up over A & B wing of H-6 @1:42... C & D wing is the other side of the H just out of shot.. H-7 where the escape began was right at the other side of that fence @2:00.. That red brick building @3:00 is the visiting block. The building on the right @5:55 is the prison hospital the building’s on the left are laundry and kitchen areas. That little building @7:28 is a chapel.

There’s so much history at this site. In 1940 RAF Long Kesh was built there. Spitfires, Hurricanes and Seafires were based here, they were used in the Battle of Britain & Battle of the Atlantic during WW2.. RAF Long Kesh was a primary bombing target to be destroyed by the Luftwaffe. In 1971 the site became a detention centre for Irish political prisoners, (Most were interned without trial) The site was secured with miles of barbed wire fence and British Army watch towers. Prisoners were housed in old Nissan huts that used to sleep the RAF. In October 1974, Republican prisoners set fire to the camps. There were many escape attempts from the site involving tunnels under the site. By 1976 the infamous H-Blocks were built. 10 Republican prisoners died on Hunger Strike at the site in 1981. There were many breakout attempts from the H-Blocks including 38 Republicans escaping in 1983. In 1997 Republican prisoners killed sectarian LVF leader Billy Wright in the prison using two smuggled in handguns. All political prisoners charged of offences before April 1998 were released the same year under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.

Some dark secrets behind those walls. Used to always drive past it would of loved to visit. Great video

Incredible piece of filming. Thank you.

That was great piloting @ 9:45👍

Great video mate

Great work you have a New subscriber 💯👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Amazing piece of footage , congrats ✌🏼

Great footage. I visited the site, a number of years ago, they had not long started the demolition and the H blocks were still up. I would have loved to have seen the old compounds. The place is living history, but hopefully we will never see the likes again.

it could easily be seen as a sad reminder of how much we just can't get along as humans, let's hope for a future where we don't need places like this anymore, thank you for the very professional done footage!

Just sayin that would be a tough retrieve of a crashed drone

Very cool to see.

Why do you not have more subs. Great video i have always wanted to visit here , you definitely deserve more subs, good luck with everything.

I was there, from U.S. in 2016 - they told me it was being pulled down to make a "place of love and harmony" are they kidding me!!

An ariel shot of H6 and the spot where Billy Wright met his fate at the hands of the INLA

Uncle was a Blanket man. God bless the lot of them.

Nice! Frequently during urbex vids I am thinking, go in there, open that.....I saw you approach the double gate and I said to myself a number of times....'Do it'!! Were you nervous?

Hi I love this video. Is it still possible to fly there and does it still look like this do you know?

Any more footage of this flight about?

I was there over 20 years ago as a squaddie not a prisoner , doing security on the place . It was a miserable fucking depressing place and I was on the outside so fuck knows how they felt who was in there . For exercise we would run around the outside of it always expecting some twat would take a shot from the fields . Good footage by the way

Andy, how can I contact you.. would love to talk about this footage...

Very interesting to see, especially since my dad and some other people in my family where prisoners there. Good video. 👍🏻

Place should of been preserved

Is there any of the H Blocks Left I would love to see it. Who or where would you contact

impressivly flowen drone u have some good skills there bhoy

I help out at the aviation society on the site and the security is pretty tight, especially where the prison is concerned. I have been inside a few times, once on a guided tour and the other times just through an open door when work was being done inside. You were very lucky when you dropped the drone down into the main access road as there is wire strung across to stop helicopters landing, you can just about see the wires in the footage (they have plastic balls on them).

andy what number is the h block at the start of the film

Rip , Paddy Connelly, Aka Belfast Paddy

if only the walls could talk

Does anyone know what those red brick buildings are I’ve been wondering ?

any sign of security? we went at night and spotted who we thought was security

Can you get in there and have a walk? or is everything closed?

Is it still standing?

Is ireland weather always like that?

You need to slow it down, your drone movement are too jerky and so are your camera movements, by slowing it down you will get much smoother footage that will look so much better you don't need to go full stick for everything. I have done my own and it is by no means perfect but you'll see how it is a lot smoother and with a lot less jerking motion. OK I didn't take mine right down because there is anti helicopter lines and while my drone does have anti collision sensors I don't know how well they work with thin cables and I wasn't willing to risk my £1500 drone. So in that respect you have more gut than I did but all in all good footage.

seen one of these hovering over the back garden yesterday playing with my niece.. looked him and it flew a mile away up. spooked the fuck out of me. creepy as fuck.

I live about a 5 minutes walk from there.

can u visit here

A maze ing

Did guard duty here Xmas 1986 still looks grey and bleek 🤦‍♀️