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Scotland from the Sky

The reason there are so many is because, in the Scotland of old, it wasn't roadsthat...

The reason there are so many is because, in the Scotland of old, it wasn't roads
that linked communities - it was the wide open
superhighway of the sea

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The reason there are so many
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is because, in the Scotland of old,
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it wasn't roads that linked communities -
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it was the wide open superhighway of the sea.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:08
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 town was custom designed - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
The town was custom designed
S01 • E01 John Brown's Shipyard was just over here - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
John Brown's Shipyard was just over here
S01 • E02 It couldn't have been more different from the overcrowded tenements - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
It couldn't have been more different from the overcrowd...
S01 • E01 Over here there was another massive industrial concern - - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
Over here there was another massive industrial concern -
S01 • E03 Overshadowed by the brooding and dramatic Cuillin mountains, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Overshadowed by the brooding and dramatic Cuillin mountains,
S01 • E02 And you can see just how much green space Glenrothes enjoys. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
And you can see just how much green space Glenrothes enjoys.
S01 • E01 At peak it employed over 16,000 people. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
At peak it employed over 16,000 people.
S01 • E02 For the New Town planners, recreational spaces were essential - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
For the New Town planners, recreational spaces were essentia...
S01 • E03 It's one of my favourite spots. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
It's one of my favourite spots.
S01 • E02 From up here, you can see how trees and parks - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
From up here, you can see how trees and parks
S01 • E01 Singers had it's own fire brigade, police station - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
Singers had it's own fire brigade, police station
S01 • E03 This is the Rubha an Dunain peninsula, with its tiny loch. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
This is the Rubha an Dunain peninsula, with its tiny loch.
S01 • E03 To most visitors, it looks remote and lonely, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
To most visitors, it looks remote and lonely,
S01 • E02 Everyone seems to have a decent sized garden too. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Everyone seems to have a decent sized garden too.
S01 • E01 Today, all trace of the factory is gone, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
Today, all trace of the factory is gone,
S01 • E02 It's no wonder the town has won so many Britain in Bloom awards. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
It's no wonder the town has won so many Britain in Bloo...
S01 • E03 But from above is revealed a landscape with an intriguing past. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
But from above is revealed a landscape with an intriguing pa...
S01 • E02 The different areas of Glenrothes were named after the farms - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The different areas of Glenrothes were named after the farms
S01 • E01 A world away from the place Frances Railton first encountered - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
A world away from the place Frances Railton first encountere...
S01 • E02 Some of them don't sound very Scottish. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Some of them don't sound very Scottish.