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Well, they were very, very much older
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Scotland from the Sky

Well, they werevery, very much older than any of us possibly expected

Well, they were
very, very much older than any of us possibly expected

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Well, they were very, very much older
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than any of us possibly expected.
Duration
6 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:46
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 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,
S01 • E03 And what do you think these pits were for? - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
And what do you think these pits were for?
S01 • E01 The aerial pictures of Haddington and Belhaven Bay - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The aerial pictures of Haddington and Belhaven Bay
S01 • E03 Well, looking at the dating evidence and the archaeological evidence, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Well, looking at the dating evidence and the archaeological ...
S01 • E02 So they hatched an ambitious plan - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
So they hatched an ambitious plan
S01 • E01 Patrolling the skies above the River Forth, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Patrolling the skies above the River Forth,
S01 • E03 In most of them they were then placing the ashes of fires - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
In most of them they were then placing the ashes of fires
S01 • E02 To complete this Herculean task, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
To complete this Herculean task,
S01 • E03 And then they were moving around them - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
And then they were moving around them
S01 • E01 The view from above would prove vital in this war. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
The view from above would prove vital in this war.
S01 • E02 He was just 21 years old and his name was William Roy. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
He was just 21 years old and his name was William Roy.
S01 • E01 And thousands of young recruits from across the country were trained - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
And thousands of young recruits from across the country were...
S01 • E02 He began his survey here at the tip of Loch Ness - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
He began his survey here at the tip of Loch Ness
S01 • E03 And this process is going on for literally 1,500 years. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
And this process is going on for literally 1,500 years.