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Scotland from the Sky

They knew where to look, and when they came to excavatethe site, they found somethingthat...

They knew where to look, and when they came to excavate
the site, they found something
that defied explanation

Full Transcript

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They knew where to look,
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and when they came to excavate the site,
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they found something that defied explanation.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:06
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 • E01 And behind the lines, the photograph shows a network - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
And behind the lines, the photograph shows a network
S01 • E02 Our workhorse is this trusty little Cessna. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Our workhorse is this trusty little Cessna.
S01 • E03 It would completely overturn our understanding of the past. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
It would completely overturn our understanding of the past.
S01 • E02 We fly all over Scotland in it, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
We fly all over Scotland in it,
S01 • E03 The chief archaeologist, Shannon Fraser, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The chief archaeologist, Shannon Fraser,
S01 • E01 Today, those trenches are buried under forestry. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Today, those trenches are buried under forestry.
S01 • E02 Every year we head to the air to take thousands of new photographs - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Every year we head to the air to take thousands of new photo...
S01 • E03 There were a whole long line of quite big pits, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
There were a whole long line of quite big pits,
S01 • E01 ..another aerial photograph shows an even larger set of practice trenches. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..another aerial photograph shows an even larger set of prac...
S01 • E02 But before the invention of flight, there were huge gaps - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
But before the invention of flight, there were huge gaps
S01 • E03 Different sizes, different shapes, but all really quite, quite big. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Different sizes, different shapes, but all really quite, qui...
S01 • E01 Built on land along the River Tyne, requisitioned from a country estate. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Built on land along the River Tyne, requisitioned from a cou...
S01 • E03 Well, they were very, very much older - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Well, they were very, very much older
S01 • E01 Today it's the 11th hole at Haddington Golf Club. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Today it's the 11th hole at Haddington Golf Club.
S01 • E02 300 years ago, the country's mountainous terrain - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
300 years ago, the country's mountainous terrain
S01 • E03 It was a real sit-down-in-your-seat moment - Scotland from the Sky 00:22
It was a real sit-down-in-your-seat moment
S01 • E01 Everyone in Scotland was touched by the war, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Everyone in Scotland was touched by the war,
S01 • E02 For outsiders, the Highlands were a mysterious - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
For outsiders, the Highlands were a mysterious
S01 • E01 War wasn't something that happened somewhere else anymore, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
War wasn't something that happened somewhere else anymo...
S01 • E02 After success of Jacobite rebellions, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
After success of Jacobite rebellions,