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Scotland from the Sky

Believe it or not, this potholed, overgrown trackwas once a main road

Believe it or not, this potholed, overgrown track
was once a main road

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Believe it or not,
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this potholed, overgrown track was once a main road.
Duration
7 seconds
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14
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:24
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
Production
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 • E03 The garden was Dalrymple's pride and joy. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The garden was Dalrymple's pride and joy.
S01 • E01 In the 1950s, if you were driving from Skye to Edinburgh, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
In the 1950s, if you were driving from Skye to Edinburgh,
S01 • E02 One of the proposals is this striking plan - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
One of the proposals is this striking plan
S01 • E03 But then he did something rather unexpected - - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
But then he did something rather unexpected -
S01 • E03 The reason for this rash decision - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
The reason for this rash decision
S01 • E01 That was a pothole. Very bumpy. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
That was a pothole. Very bumpy.
S01 • E02 It remains to be seen if the mistakes of the past - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It remains to be seen if the mistakes of the past
S01 • E03 In 1716, Sir John returned from Paris - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
In 1716, Sir John returned from Paris
S01 • E01 Today, the road is privately owned. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Today, the road is privately owned.
S01 • E01 But if you did travel along it, hoping to reach Edinburgh... - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
But if you did travel along it, hoping to reach Edinburgh...
S01 • E02 Glasgow's post war experience of grand urban master plans - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Glasgow's post war experience of grand urban master pla...
S01 • E03 One of his maids had set the building alight - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
One of his maids had set the building alight
S01 • E02 In little more than a generation, attitudes came full circle. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In little more than a generation, attitudes came full circle...
S01 • E03 But Dalrymple didn't see a disaster, rather an opportunity. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
But Dalrymple didn't see a disaster, rather an opportun...
S01 • E03 In the age of Georgian Britain, tastes were changing. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In the age of Georgian Britain, tastes were changing.
S01 • E02 Tower blocks were heralded as smart solutions - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
Tower blocks were heralded as smart solutions
S01 • E01 It's not so much the case that the road stops here, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It's not so much the case that the road stops here,
S01 • E03 Nature was now a thing to be celebrated - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Nature was now a thing to be celebrated
S01 • E03 Instead, landowners began to create gardens - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Instead, landowners began to create gardens
S01 • E01 To understand what's happened here, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
To understand what's happened here,