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Scotland from the Sky

The construction was a mammoth task involving 128 hydraulic jacks lifting the final parts...

The construction was a mammoth task involving 128 hydraulic jacks lifting the final parts of the bridge
into place

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The construction was a mammoth task
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involving 128 hydraulic jacks
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lifting the final parts of the bridge into place.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:51
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • 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...
S01 • E01 The fake airfield was bombed on a number of occasions. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The fake airfield was bombed on a number of occasions.
S01 • E01 Today, from the air, the craters are still visible. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Today, from the air, the craters are still visible.
S01 • E03 The archaeologist was Marilyn Brown - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
The archaeologist was Marilyn Brown
S01 • E02 In this aerial shot from 1969, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
In this aerial shot from 1969,
S01 • E01 During the war there was an obsession with staying dark, staying hidden, - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
During the war there was an obsession with staying dark, sta...
S01 • E03 It was a remarkably dry year in 1984 in Galloway - Scotland from the Sky 00:17
It was a remarkably dry year in 1984 in Galloway
S01 • E02 Hailed as an engineering marvel, the bridge opened in June, 1970. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Hailed as an engineering marvel, the bridge opened in June, ...
S01 • E02 MAN: Kingston Bridge, with its sixty foot high span, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
MAN: Kingston Bridge, with its sixty foot high span,
S01 • E01 They were putting themselves and their families - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
They were putting themselves and their families
S01 • E02 After being greeted by city dignitaries - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
After being greeted by city dignitaries
S01 • E03 But, coming across Castle Kennedy, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
But, coming across Castle Kennedy,
S01 • E01 World War Two Caithness was Britain's forgotten front. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
World War Two Caithness was Britain's forgotten front.
S01 • E01 Heavily defended against the threat of German invasion - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
Heavily defended against the threat of German invasion
S01 • E03 In effect, this was a ghost garden emerging out of the landscape. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
In effect, this was a ghost garden emerging out of the lands...
S01 • E02 Building the Kingston Bridge was a huge achievement, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Building the Kingston Bridge was a huge achievement,
S01 • E03 What Marilyn Brown had photographed - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
What Marilyn Brown had photographed
S01 • E02 And by the mid-1970s, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
And by the mid-1970s,
S01 • E01 I've been amazed at just how much of World War Two remains today. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
I've been amazed at just how much of World War Two rema...
S01 • E02 Many Glaswegians were worried about the inner road network - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Many Glaswegians were worried about the inner road network