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Scotland from the Sky

For outsiders, the Highlandswere a mysterious and intimidating landscape

For outsiders, the Highlands
were a mysterious and intimidating landscape

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For outsiders, the Highlands were a mysterious
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and intimidating landscape.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:04
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 War wasn't something that happened somewhere else anymore, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
War wasn't something that happened somewhere else anymo...
S01 • E02 After success of Jacobite rebellions, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
After success of Jacobite rebellions,
S01 • E03 And what do you think these pits were for? - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
And what do you think these pits were for?
S01 • E01 The aerial pictures of Haddington and Belhaven Bay - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The aerial pictures of Haddington and Belhaven Bay
S01 • E03 Well, looking at the dating evidence and the archaeological evidence, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Well, looking at the dating evidence and the archaeological ...
S01 • E02 So they hatched an ambitious plan - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
So they hatched an ambitious plan
S01 • E01 Patrolling the skies above the River Forth, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Patrolling the skies above the River Forth,
S01 • E03 In most of them they were then placing the ashes of fires - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
In most of them they were then placing the ashes of fires
S01 • E02 To complete this Herculean task, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
To complete this Herculean task,
S01 • E03 And then they were moving around them - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
And then they were moving around them
S01 • E01 The view from above would prove vital in this war. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
The view from above would prove vital in this war.
S01 • E02 He was just 21 years old and his name was William Roy. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
He was just 21 years old and his name was William Roy.
S01 • E01 And thousands of young recruits from across the country were trained - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
And thousands of young recruits from across the country were...
S01 • E02 He began his survey here at the tip of Loch Ness - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
He began his survey here at the tip of Loch Ness
S01 • E03 And this process is going on for literally 1,500 years. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
And this process is going on for literally 1,500 years.
S01 • E03 So thinking about that, - Scotland from the Sky 00:19
So thinking about that,
S01 • E02 Roy set off with a surveyor's wheel, marked the first and second bends - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Roy set off with a surveyor's wheel, marked the first a...
S01 • E01 Today I'm volunteering to experience one of those aircraft for myself. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Today I'm volunteering to experience one of those aircr...
S01 • E02 And on and on he went, over and over again. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
And on and on he went, over and over again.
S01 • E01 It's a Bristol BF2 Fighter, built exactly a hundred years ago. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
It's a Bristol BF2 Fighter, built exactly a hundred yea...