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Scotland from the Sky

The work took around 15 years and involved the movementof huge amounts of earth to create...

The work took around 15 years and involved the movement
of huge amounts of earth to create these banks and terraces - terraces that were designed specifically to view
the new gardens from above

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The work took around 15 years
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and involved the movement of huge amounts of earth
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to create these banks and terraces -
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terraces that were designed
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specifically to view the new gardens from above.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:39
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 It's a building that's still under construction - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
It's a building that's still under construction
S01 • E01 In the years after the war, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In the years after the war,
S01 • E03 From up here visitors could admire the new perfectly circular fish pond, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
From up here visitors could admire the new perfectly circula...
S01 • E01 To remedy that, the nationalised Hydro-Electric Board built - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
To remedy that, the nationalised Hydro-Electric Board built
S01 • E03 Behind the ruins of the castle - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
Behind the ruins of the castle
S01 • E02 When you first glimpse its unusual form, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
When you first glimpse its unusual form,
S01 • E01 Construction took 20 years - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Construction took 20 years
S01 • E03 Either side of the gardens - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
Either side of the gardens
S01 • E02 Costing a cool £80 million, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Costing a cool £80 million,
S01 • E01 Even today, parts of Loch Cluanie are fringed with tree stumps, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Even today, parts of Loch Cluanie are fringed with tree stum...
S01 • E02 Just like the Pavilions of Glasgow's Empire Exhibition, - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
Just like the Pavilions of Glasgow's Empire Exhibition,
S01 • E01 The men and women who lived along the shore of Loch Cluanie - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The men and women who lived along the shore of Loch Cluanie
S01 • E03 But in the process, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
But in the process,
S01 • E01 But on special days, when the water's very low, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
But on special days, when the water's very low,
S01 • E03 And it's only on hot summer days - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
And it's only on hot summer days
S01 • E02 The harbour has always been key to the story of Dundee. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The harbour has always been key to the story of Dundee.
S01 • E01 Duncan MacLeod grew up in a croft alongside Loch Cluanie. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Duncan MacLeod grew up in a croft alongside Loch Cluanie.
S01 • E02 Like many cities, it's where Dundee's fortunes have risen and fallen - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Like many cities, it's where Dundee's fortunes hav...
S01 • E03 Since aerial archaeologists first took to the skies, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Since aerial archaeologists first took to the skies,
S01 • E02 At the start of the 19th century, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
At the start of the 19th century,