Castle and Country - A View of Scotland

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  • Release Date: 1st January 1965
  • Asset ID: 801142
  • Synopsis: A short history of some of Scotland's castles and gardens,with views of countyside en route,beginning on the island of Iona.
  • Shotlist: 10:00:00 START Remains of a stone building on island of Iona. Caption 'Castle and Country - a View of Scotland'. WSs of church and churchyard. GVs of stone effigies. View of sea from inside castle walls on coast of Ayrshire. WS Culzean Castle from beach. Views from within castle walls. WS of staircase inside castle. WS of gallery upstairs. WS of drawing room. CU of chandelier. CU of wall candle holder. CU of fountain in garden. WS fountain with castle behind. Ext. Trav GVs of castle. 10:06:05 Trav shots over Glencoe. 10:07:30 HA WS over village of Dunkeld next to bridge over river. Trav WSs through street. 10:09:03 WS of river from folly (Ossian's Hall). WS of person standing in folly, camera pans down to river. River running through rocks. GVs of a pool. 10:10:52 WS entrance gates to Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran open. Ext. GVs of castle. Int. GVs of castle - living room and dining room. 10:14:26 WS view from castle of countryside with mountain in BG. WS pan coastline with mountains in BG. WS Kintail. HA WS of mountains around Loch Duich. 10:15:30 GVs boys brashing fir trees. Sculpted hedge outside Crathes Castle. LA CU trav shot around castle. Trav shot into old banqueting hall. Trav shots across detailed painted ceiling in a room called 'The Chamber of the Nine Nobles'. 10:18:40 The rooms being restored, the plaster covering the original paintings is being removed. 10:19:25 WS trav shot of the castle and hedge. GVs Crarae Gardens. Stream leading to loch. Trav shots across rhododendron in flower. 10;22:00 WS of loch from garden with mountains in BG. WSs ship on the loch. WS Ardkinglas Gardens with house in BG. GVs of garden. Inverewe Gardens overlooking sea with mountains in BG. 10:23:15 CUs of Falkland Palace in Fife. CU portrait of James V and wife. Int. shot of hallway. CU pan of tapestry. Trav shot along hallway with tapestries on wall. 10:25:44 Trav WS of Chapel Royal. Trav shot up aisle of chapel. GVs of walls in chapel. CU of ceiling. 10:27:06 Ext. CUs of Falkland Palace. WSs of castle from within grounds. 10:28:36 WSs of cross on Iona. WS silhouette of church with sea in BG. Caption 'A Random Production'. Credits. 'National' logo. 10:29:31 END.
  • Production Company: None
  • Licensing Restrictions: None
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: BetaSP_Small
  • Alternative Language Notes: None