Scotland The Edge Of The Land Series Two DVD

The eastern edge of Scotland - a coastline of great drama variety and historic resonance. From the towering sandstone cliffs of Orkney and Caithness down past the fishertowns of the Moray Firth the long beaches of Kincardine Angus and Fife the seascape around Edinburgh all the way to the City of Berwick-on-Tweed once part of Scotland and now the most northerly outpost of England. This is a shoreline decked out with all the traces of humankind; stone-age burial chambers Pictish brochs land fortresses royal castles millionaire's palaces ancient harbours North Sea drilling... rigs soaring bridges medieval churches gun emplacements and the roar and flare of modern petrochemical plants. The helicopter-mounted cameras of Edge of the Land reveal the unknown - and endlessly surprising - seascape of the east the other half of Scotland's enchanted shore. Episodes Comprise: Episode 1: In this programme we travel east from Cape Wrath along the north coast to Tongue Thurso the port of Scrabster the Pentland Firth and Duncansby Head. Episode 2: From the Island of Stroma in the Pentland Firth across to Orkney the Island of Flotta Kirkwall and north to Papa Westray. Episode 3: This journey takes us from Duncansby Head down the coast of Caithness to the fishing port of Wick and the town of Cromarty near Inverness. Episode 4: From the Black Isle and the Beauly Firth to the town of Inverness and past the fishertowns that are strung along the shore of the Moray Firth. Then we round the most easterly point of the Scottish mainland and travel down the coast of Buchan to the Granite City of Aberdeen. Episode 5: This journey takes us from Stonehaven south to Montrose. The fishertowns of Arbroath and Dundee to Perth and St. Andrews. Episode 6: The final episode takes us from the Firth of Forth to Kincardine Bridge Leith North Berwick and Berwick Upon Tweed. [show more]

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