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Scotland from the Sky

(LAUGHS) Every year since 1976, Scotland's National Collectionof Aerial Photography has...

(LAUGHS) Every year since 1976, Scotland's National Collection
of Aerial Photography has been flying all over the country
in search of our history

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Every year since 1976,
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Scotland's National Collection of Aerial Photography
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has been flying all over the country in search of our history.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:41
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
Production
Clear Focus Movies

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Movie Summary

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 • E02 The M8 would rip right through the heart of thousands of people's homes, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
The M8 would rip right through the heart of thousands of peo...
S01 • E01 Six miles to the south, in fields around the village of Sarclet... - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Six miles to the south, in fields around the village of Sarc...
S01 • E03 And as the years passed, much more has been discovered - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
And as the years passed, much more has been discovered
S01 • E01 ..an incredible plan was put into action. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
..an incredible plan was put into action.
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