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Scotland from the Sky

An incredible planwas put into action

an incredible plan
was put into action

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..an incredible plan was put into action.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:39:57
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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Clear Focus Movies

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In an exhilarating mix of aviation adventure and historical detective work, presenter James Crawford takes to the skies to explore Scotland's cities, coasts and countryside.
S01 • E01 A band of local men brought horses onto the peat bog. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
A band of local men brought horses onto the peat bog.
S01 • E03 Entirely new aspects of Scotland's history - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Entirely new aspects of Scotland's history
S01 • E01 They were in serious danger of sinking deep into the mud, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
They were in serious danger of sinking deep into the mud,
S01 • E02 Behind this imposing church in Anderston was a graveyard. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Behind this imposing church in Anderston was a graveyard.
S01 • E01 Then they rolled it, spread quarry dust and limestone on top. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Then they rolled it, spread quarry dust and limestone on top...
S01 • E03 ..places such as Castle Kennedy in Dumfries and Galloway. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..places such as Castle Kennedy in Dumfries and Galloway.
S01 • E01 What they achieved is almost impossible to see from the ground, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
What they achieved is almost impossible to see from the grou...
S01 • E02 It lay right in the path of the new motorway. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
It lay right in the path of the new motorway.
S01 • E03 A romantic crumbling ruin today - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
A romantic crumbling ruin today
S01 • E02 And so the human remains would have to be removed. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
And so the human remains would have to be removed.
S01 • E02 One by one, the dearly departed were disinterred, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
One by one, the dearly departed were disinterred,
S01 • E01 What they had built was a replica of Wick Airfield's three runways - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
What they had built was a replica of Wick Airfield's th...
S01 • E03 In 1984, a national collection archaeologist - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
In 1984, a national collection archaeologist
S01 • E02 But it was work which needed to be done in order to make way for this, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
But it was work which needed to be done in order to make way...
S01 • E01 And at night, Sarclet's bogus airfield was lit up - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
And at night, Sarclet's bogus airfield was lit up
S01 • E03 ..and in the flat empty lawns in front of the old castle - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
..and in the flat empty lawns in front of the old castle
S01 • E01 All part of an elaborate ploy to protect the genuine airfield. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
All part of an elaborate ploy to protect the genuine airfiel...
S01 • E02 It carries the M8 motorway westwards over the River Clyde. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
It carries the M8 motorway westwards over the River Clyde.
S01 • E02 The construction was a mammoth task - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
The construction was a mammoth task
S01 • E03 Pathways, steps and a mysterious circular feature set at one end. - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Pathways, steps and a mysterious circular feature set at one...