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So, Alan, why were the Britishmilitary digging trenches, in East Lothian?

So, Alan, why were the British
military digging trenches, in East Lothian?

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So, Alan, why were the British military digging trenches,
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in East Lothian?
Duration
6 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:39
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 • E02 Tait's tower had been built to last, designed as the first new icon - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Tait's tower had been built to last, designed as the fi...
S01 • E03 (CLICK!) - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
(CLICK!)
S01 • E01 This is defined by the British as a site where invasion - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
This is defined by the British as a site where invasion
S01 • E02 It too was demolished - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It too was demolished
S01 • E01 If we were standing here a hundred years ago, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
If we were standing here a hundred years ago,
S01 • E03 On one particularly scorching day, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
On one particularly scorching day,
S01 • E01 Well, in many respects just what it does now, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Well, in many respects just what it does now,
S01 • E02 Nowadays the tower is nothing but a memory. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Nowadays the tower is nothing but a memory.
S01 • E02 Even its foundations are overgrown by the trees on top of Ibrox Hill. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Even its foundations are overgrown by the trees on top of Ib...
S01 • E02 The city of the future was gone but not forgotten, and not for good. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The city of the future was gone but not forgotten, and not f...
S01 • E01 So, there's the defensive depth, so it's a whole system. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
So, there's the defensive depth, so it's a whole s...
S01 • E03 ..the crop mark of an ancient great hall - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..the crop mark of an ancient great hall
S01 • E02 The record of how our towns and cities have changed - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
The record of how our towns and cities have changed
S01 • E01 If I can put it in context, we have at Belhaven Bay - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
If I can put it in context, we have at Belhaven Bay
S01 • E03 ..a series of dark, regularly spaced dots running in a straight line. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..a series of dark, regularly spaced dots running in a strai...
S01 • E01 If you went to Belgium you wouldn't find 700 metres in length - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
If you went to Belgium you wouldn't find 700 metres in ...
S01 • E02 It's home to Scotland's national collection of aerial photography, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
It's home to Scotland's national collection of aer...
S01 • E03 So what were these strange mysterious circles? - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
So what were these strange mysterious circles?
S01 • E01 The defences that line this coast were vitally important, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
The defences that line this coast were vitally important,
S01 • E03 I've come to Crathes Castle to take a look for myself. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
I've come to Crathes Castle to take a look for myself.