0:00:22 > 0:00:26Hello and welcome to Landward. Celebration of all of his grip in
0:00:26 > 0:00:36the Scottish landscape. In a minute or two, we will see the first of
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0:00:39 > 0:00:44three films that Dougie Vipond made on the Isle of Rhum. Bills were, I
0:00:45 > 0:00:54will sample the first clue to pint they'll in Scotland. We picked
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0:00:58 > 0:01:07amazing local barley and produce some local Wales. -- ales. And the
0:01:07 > 0:01:13landscape that shaped the Lovat scouts. They were used to seeing
0:01:14 > 0:01:23the landscape and seeing things that were invisible to other people.
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0:01:24 > 0:01:31Dougie, on the other hand, took the easy option, and he took the ferry
0:01:31 > 0:01:41to Rhum. This week he has been looking at plans to boost the
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0:01:43 > 0:01:47economy and regenerate the island. But beneath the Isle of Skye, Rhum
0:01:47 > 0:01:52is the largest of the Small Isles. It was once home to hundreds of
0:01:52 > 0:01:58people but now the population is only 30. In the early nineteenth-
0:01:58 > 0:02:02century, 300 people were clear from the island. From then until the
0:02:02 > 0:02:111950s there Ireland was in private ownership, used mainly as a
0:02:11 > 0:02:16sporting estate. For much of that time, the island was owned by one
0:02:16 > 0:02:21family, who built this, Kinloch Castle, the most distinctive
0:02:21 > 0:02:27landmark on the island. Clearly, George was a man who liked to make
0:02:27 > 0:02:33a grand statement. After his death, his wife sold the island, to the
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Nature Conservancy Council, the 4 runner of Scottish Natural Heritage.
0:02:37 > 0:02:44For years, the island was home only to conservation staff, and
0:02:44 > 0:02:49researchers. If people lost their job would Scottish Natural Heritage,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53they had to leave the ironing. Into those and indeed, community party
0:02:53 > 0:03:00trust was set up and community ownership and land and most of the
0:03:00 > 0:03:04loans on the island were transferred to the trust. -- homes.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Why was the decision may to transfer assets to the community?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12It was a growing aspiration for the community to develop its own
0:03:12 > 0:03:17momentum and take charge of his own destiny. 100 he tears of land had
0:03:17 > 0:03:23been transferred, most of the properties in the village, so there
0:03:23 > 0:03:29and assets for the community to manage, the roads, the water supply,
0:03:29 > 0:03:34and some land in Kinloch Glen which has been used for cropping.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38trust means that people can live on the island, even if they do not
0:03:38 > 0:03:43work for Scottish Natural Heritage, but they have to find another way
0:03:43 > 0:03:49to make a living, and that is one of the big names -- aims of the
0:03:49 > 0:03:56trust, to create jobs. We hope to have an office in this part, here,
0:03:56 > 0:04:01and a shop here. Redeveloping this old farmstead is one project that
0:04:01 > 0:04:05will achieve this goal. The trust plans to make their and
0:04:05 > 0:04:10unsustainable for a local community. The idea is that this farming
0:04:10 > 0:04:17project will have a tea room, gift shop, meeting room and hostel
0:04:17 > 0:04:22accommodation and housing. All of which are vital to make the
0:04:22 > 0:04:26community tick. Community housing is a big problem. You cannot bring
0:04:26 > 0:04:31people in and told you have got housing, under until you bridge
0:04:31 > 0:04:36that gap we will be running behind, but we will get there. It is hoped
0:04:36 > 0:04:38that the transfer of ownership will lead to a new, vibrant island
0:04:38 > 0:04:42community were residents can put their energy into new projects,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46safe in the knowledge that they will not be asked to leave, if
0:04:46 > 0:04:52their job with Scottish Natural Heritage ceases to exist. This
0:04:52 > 0:04:58dilapidated building might not look much, but it is an example of this
0:04:58 > 0:05:08new, dynamic community at work. It has been Sol Cook Ian, to develop
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0:05:22 > 0:05:27as a bread and breakfast. I have got a mingy in my eye. Unbelievable
0:05:28 > 0:05:34midges. The midges at the moment are horrendous. Are you regretting
0:05:34 > 0:05:38it at all? If it wasn't the midges, the West Coast to be a reserve
0:05:38 > 0:05:43place, so it keeps that element of wilderness out here. Many visitors
0:05:43 > 0:05:46are day-trippers. Those are great for the key shock and things like
0:05:46 > 0:05:52that, but we need to attract people were going to stay here for two or
0:05:52 > 0:05:58three nights, or maybe a week, to get appeal of the police and go
0:05:58 > 0:06:02away and tell their friends and family to come here. I think it is
0:06:03 > 0:06:10the best place in the world. Fantastic. But the midges are
0:06:10 > 0:06:15driving the mental! Less get into the can't! -- let us get into the
0:06:15 > 0:06:20car. It makes you cringe, looking at it, but here, in Braemar, the
0:06:20 > 0:06:23images seem to have gone for the winter. This week were visiting an
0:06:23 > 0:06:33auction house, where some very expensive and rare malt whisky is
0:06:33 > 0:06:38going under the hammer. The Scottish sale at Bonhams auction
0:06:38 > 0:06:43house sells all manner of rare, interesting things, from art and
0:06:43 > 0:06:53jewellery, at a furniture and books. I am here to find out about the
0:06:53 > 0:06:58selection of whisky which will be sold later today. For a whisky
0:06:58 > 0:07:08connoisseur like myself, this is a little bit of heaven. There are up
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0:07:08 > 0:07:11old and rare bottles of Bowmore, Ardbeg and Springbank. I am
0:07:12 > 0:07:17unlikely to get a taste these unless I part with a significant
0:07:17 > 0:07:22amount of cash. Who do you find is buying this old, expensive whisky?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26It is bought by private individuals, by dealers who will hold on to them
0:07:26 > 0:07:31and sell them on again, and investors. As we have seen over the
0:07:31 > 0:07:36last two or three years, we have been getting a good return on
0:07:36 > 0:07:42whisky. If you are going to buy something, laying something down
0:07:42 > 0:07:46now, buying a new bottling from a distillery, that is being produced
0:07:46 > 0:07:55in today's market and keeping it for another 20 years, I think you
0:07:55 > 0:08:01could do very handsomely. I would like to start the bidding at �260.
0:08:01 > 0:08:11We urge bottled do you think will fetch the most? -- which bottle do
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0:08:18 > 0:08:26you think? Dalmore Candela. What makes it so expensive? It is partly
0:08:26 > 0:08:33the packaging, but the rarity of the whisky that is in the vatting
0:08:33 > 0:08:38from various years. And it is so rare, because it is still drinkable.
0:08:38 > 0:08:48And where could end up? It could go anywhere. It might end up in the
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0:08:51 > 0:08:58Far East. Very interesting bottle of Dalmore. We can start the
0:08:58 > 0:09:07bidding at 5,000, 5500, �6,000. At 6 doesn't bounce, and selling. I
0:09:07 > 0:09:17will take 6500? At �6,000. Still with me, with the auctioneer, going
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0:09:27 > 0:09:31By the end of the week most of the whisky that was sold at the auction
0:09:31 > 0:09:41will be laid down in cellars across the globe. But for me, it is all
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0:09:45 > 0:09:49about the drinking - slainte! Still to come, from plough to pine, the
0:09:49 > 0:09:59tale of a farming brewer. It was a slow process, but looking at what
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0:10:03 > 0:10:07we have got now, it was worth it. The Lovat Scouts. And their
0:10:07 > 0:10:14relationship with the Highland landscape. They provided, if you
0:10:15 > 0:10:17like, the eyes and ears of the Light Infantry. Caning and
0:10:18 > 0:10:23potholing are dangerous pursuits and the risk of getting stranded by
0:10:23 > 0:10:26flood water is ever present. Cave rescue teams are drained to deal
0:10:27 > 0:10:36with every possible Under ground scenario and Sarah are joined them
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0:10:37 > 0:10:42on a training exercise. What Underground enthusiasts, caving is
0:10:42 > 0:10:46exciting and rewarding. But, like most outdoor sports, there is an
0:10:46 > 0:10:56element of danger. I am on exercise with the Scottish Cave rescue
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0:10:58 > 0:11:03Organisation. We are, hopefully, on their way! A person has gone into
0:11:03 > 0:11:12the cave and not come out, so the first thing we do is go in and
0:11:12 > 0:11:16searched to locate this caver. Whilst I am on the ground in the
0:11:16 > 0:11:22key were broken expectations, the Cave rescue Organisation is above
0:11:22 > 0:11:26ground preparing to rescue me. will divide into two teams,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30although this cave is quite easy, there are some difficult bits in it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34We are here in Argyll because we have won outcrop of caves in this
0:11:34 > 0:11:37area, and where there are caves there are going to be able to
0:11:37 > 0:11:44explore them and when they do that, there is the chance that someone
0:11:44 > 0:11:50might come to grief, either because of stupidity -- sheer stupidity, or
0:11:50 > 0:11:58factors beyond their control. And it is an awkward territory to carry
0:11:58 > 0:12:04an injured person out of, so we need specialists who can do the job.
0:12:04 > 0:12:14Conditions are crammed, and does there is uncomfortable, but it does
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0:12:16 > 0:12:21not take the team long to find me. I Amir from the Cave rescue team,
0:12:21 > 0:12:31are you OK? I am a little bit sore. But not everything goes according
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0:12:35 > 0:12:39to plan. I cannot hear you, over? Can I get a runner? With the radio
0:12:39 > 0:12:49at of action, a runner is needed to tell the team on the surface that I
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0:12:52 > 0:13:02have been found. Were going to require a stretcher. The equipment
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0:13:15 > 0:13:20is sent down, and the tricky job of It is incredible how they can get
0:13:20 > 0:13:24the equipment into this space, and hopefully, get me out of here. I
0:13:24 > 0:13:31have only been here for about an hour, but already I am cold and wet.
0:13:31 > 0:13:41I cannot imagine if I was really ill. Attention please, prepare to
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0:13:50 > 0:13:56get moving the casualty. OK, guys, are you ready? Ready? With -- lift.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01A human being is a heavy object in a stretcher. It is an awkward thing
0:14:01 > 0:14:05to carry around. If you have right angled corners and key passages,
0:14:05 > 0:14:11the territory is so of work, it is more difficult to extract somebody
0:14:11 > 0:14:15from a cave, so a broken ankle on the surface might mean putting
0:14:15 > 0:14:23yourself in a car and driving to a hospital, but not in a cave. We
0:14:23 > 0:14:30need specialists who can do the job. The only specialists are cavers
0:14:30 > 0:14:34themselves, so we are the best people to Duke -- to do the job.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Making up out of the dark is a relief, but the rescue is not over,
0:14:38 > 0:14:44yet. The underground team hand me to mountain rescue, who were
0:14:44 > 0:14:47charged with getting me over the river, and unfortunately, the wet
0:14:47 > 0:14:52war there -- wet weather has turned it into a raging torrent of white
0:14:53 > 0:15:02water, and the only way over in the stretcher is in a sling, over the
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0:15:05 > 0:15:09We are lucky if we get called out twice a year and they are often
0:15:09 > 0:15:19searches for missing people. These incidents are few and far between.
0:15:19 > 0:15:29But we still have to train just in case. Wow. That is incredible. I am
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0:15:31 > 0:15:40in awe of what these guys do. That If you would like to comment on
0:15:40 > 0:15:50anything you have seen on today's programme... It is a lovely day
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0:15:57 > 0:16:01here. But what about the weather It is a lovely weekend in store for
0:16:02 > 0:16:08the whole of the country, thanks to high pressure building tomorrow. We
0:16:08 > 0:16:14can see it is building a cross Ireland and Scotland. Plenty of dry
0:16:14 > 0:16:20conditions. A cold start tomorrow. A bit of mist and fog but Clearing
0:16:20 > 0:16:25quickly. Showers in the West as well but generally bright with
0:16:25 > 0:16:31sunshine. By the middle of the afternoon, temperatures between 10
0:16:31 > 0:16:37and 12, about average for this time of year. Broken cloud and blue sky
0:16:38 > 0:16:43is. Plenty of sunshine and not a bad start to the weekend. Top
0:16:43 > 0:16:47temperatures of 12 degrees and light wind. We could get some
0:16:47 > 0:16:56showers in the North West. Particularly in the Highlands.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01Elsewhere, dry, fine and bright. Elsewhere in the east, plenty of
0:17:01 > 0:17:09sunshine again. Moderate wind at about 15 mph but lighter further
0:17:09 > 0:17:18south. Across the South West, these are the conditions. Good disability
0:17:18 > 0:17:24and plenty of sunshine. Similar conditions here as well. Good
0:17:24 > 0:17:29visibility and plenty of sunshine. Into the evening, the clear skies
0:17:29 > 0:17:35continue but it will be a cold night to come. Temperatures down to
0:17:35 > 0:17:42three degrees but rural spots colder with frost and fog are
0:17:42 > 0:17:49developing. We can see this high pressure is building further. This
0:17:49 > 0:17:55is sitting overhead all of Sunday and it will bring bright conditions.
0:17:55 > 0:18:01Perhaps up to the North West, these conditions. More cloud and mild.
0:18:01 > 0:18:07Temperatures at about 10 degrees. In the next few days, dry and
0:18:07 > 0:18:12bright. This is the pressure chart for Monday. High pressure is still
0:18:12 > 0:18:22with us but it is shifting away. But it is still in control, keeping
0:18:22 > 0:18:27low pressure had a, meaning dry and bright conditions. -- away. Wind is
0:18:27 > 0:18:34strengthening from the south. Through the week, on Tuesday, high
0:18:34 > 0:18:41pressure moving away. We will get more cloud building. Temperatures
0:18:41 > 0:18:46at 10 and 11. Wind getting stronger. The best of the sunshine will be in
0:18:46 > 0:18:51the north, where temperatures will be up to 13 degrees. Shell was
0:18:51 > 0:19:01building across the Western Isles. Elsewhere, dry and cloudy and top
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0:19:04 > 0:19:09Last week we had the story of the Black Watch shaped as a regiment by
0:19:09 > 0:19:17the landscape in which it was created. This week we look at the
0:19:17 > 0:19:23Scouts and how tactics changed at The military prowess of the
0:19:23 > 0:19:28fighting Scots have long been the stuff of legend. But never has the
0:19:28 > 0:19:36relationship between skills, land and demonstrations in battle been a
0:19:36 > 0:19:42more closely linked than in the creation of the Scouts. Raised in
0:19:42 > 0:19:471899, they were recruited from the ranks of the gamekeeper's working
0:19:47 > 0:19:57on the high land sporting estates. This heritage is enshrined in the
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0:19:57 > 0:20:02town centre at. These doubts were raised by Lord Lovat at the start
0:20:02 > 0:20:10of the Boer War. He perceived that there was a need to have soldiers
0:20:10 > 0:20:16that were as good as the enemy were at working in the countryside and
0:20:16 > 0:20:24moving around and sniping. reckoned that on the estates, he
0:20:24 > 0:20:32had sufficient stock in order to get together a contingent which was
0:20:32 > 0:20:37in effect the regiment. After one year in training, they departed for
0:20:37 > 0:20:41South Africa To complete their skills and put them to the test.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44They were used to looking at landscape and seeing things that
0:20:44 > 0:20:50were invisible to other people and that was exactly the scale needed
0:20:50 > 0:20:58in South Africa for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. They
0:20:58 > 0:21:04work against a very elusive and crafty enemy. They provided the
0:21:04 > 0:21:09eyes and the years and they went ahead and scouted and provided
0:21:09 > 0:21:15reconnaissance and intelligence. They were able to feed that back to
0:21:15 > 0:21:19the main part of the army so they understood what was happening.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24observation, field craft and skills developed by the scouts represented
0:21:24 > 0:21:34a fundamental change in tactics for the British Army. But the key to
0:21:34 > 0:21:39their success was their ability to blend into the landscape. Many of
0:21:39 > 0:21:47the other regular army units wore red tunics which was not a good
0:21:47 > 0:21:57idea if somebody is quite clever at sniping. The Scouts wore khaki and
0:21:57 > 0:22:03drab brown. It was like a Carry On from Tweed. Today we have got
0:22:03 > 0:22:06combat suits and even that is developed into, if you want in
0:22:06 > 0:22:14Afghanistan it will blend in with the sound but the principle is the
0:22:14 > 0:22:20same, disguised. The scouts do not exist as a unit any longer. But the
0:22:20 > 0:22:24legacy continues. The resourcefulness and fighting spirit
0:22:24 > 0:22:31forged in a deep glens were adopted by the mainstream Army and were
0:22:31 > 0:22:38part of soldier trading. Through the Scouts and individual officers
0:22:38 > 0:22:43at had connections to the Highlands like Lord Lovat himself, that was
0:22:43 > 0:22:50like a training ground for these types of attributes of heartiness
0:22:50 > 0:22:53and independence and using landscape and fuel craft,
0:22:53 > 0:22:58reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. That has been absorbed
0:22:58 > 0:23:08by the mainstream. Not just by the British Army but internationally.
0:23:08 > 0:23:14
0:23:14 > 0:23:20These are all skills that they At the start of the year,
0:23:20 > 0:23:30Scotland's first plough two point brewery produced ales. Producing
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0:23:45 > 0:23:52quality beer from Bali was the aim Some things are definitely brewing
0:23:52 > 0:23:58just north of here. This is the Chester estate near Ancrum deep in
0:23:58 > 0:24:07the heart of the Scottish Borders. 1,500 acres of arable land and home
0:24:07 > 0:24:14to Scotland's first plough to pint The real ale industry is a booming
0:24:14 > 0:24:18business. Take the finest Scottish barley and turn it into local ale.
0:24:18 > 0:24:24A number of people are trying real ale for the first time and these
0:24:24 > 0:24:34numbers are rising dramatically. We have got a whole new market in
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0:24:35 > 0:24:39which good beer can cried. This was the inspiration. -- thrive. It is
0:24:39 > 0:24:45not a predictable business. It does not allowed to plan for the future
0:24:45 > 0:24:49with the way the industry is. We wanted to add a revenue stream to
0:24:49 > 0:24:55the farm. We are growing malt and barley and that is what we are
0:24:55 > 0:25:02doing best and that makes beer. We thought we might be onto something.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07How difficult was the process? was not easy. We do not have an
0:25:07 > 0:25:12infrastructure in a rural area and it is easier in an industrial
0:25:12 > 0:25:18warehouse in a city. We have spent five years planning and it was a
0:25:18 > 0:25:23long slog but I think it was what it in the end. Despite the uphill
0:25:23 > 0:25:28struggle, the turnover is very healthy. To help keep up with
0:25:29 > 0:25:36demand, he employs the expert skills of thermal brewer, Peter
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Sharpe, keeping an eye on the levels. What is happening? We are
0:25:41 > 0:25:48putting in the malt and as it comes down, we mix with water and take
0:25:48 > 0:25:58the sugar out. This is the under back. Have a little taste. It is
0:25:58 > 0:26:07like sugary water. We put that in the cattle. It is a big home grew -
0:26:08 > 0:26:13- Bru? Exactly. We are looking at this and that is where it is
0:26:13 > 0:26:22fermented. That is where sugar water becomes alcoholic and beer.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27We have got about 3000 pints are. It has only been in production for
0:26:27 > 0:26:33nine months and it is proving to be a big success. John produces three
0:26:33 > 0:26:40distinct beers and they are sold as far afield as St Andrews and
0:26:40 > 0:26:46Newcastle. They are responding to that demand. The story behind the
0:26:46 > 0:26:50product is almost as important as the product. Things are becoming
0:26:50 > 0:26:57increasingly commercial and people are looking for more unique selling
0:26:57 > 0:27:03points to the products. Perhaps we need more of these local micro
0:27:03 > 0:27:09businesses doing what people did many years ago. The older model is
0:27:09 > 0:27:15not necessarily bad. It would seem Scotland's only ploughed to pint
0:27:16 > 0:27:25brewery has been a great success. But when it comes to bear, the
0:27:25 > 0:27:32elite real judge of a good pint is the pub landlord. Can I have a pint,
0:27:32 > 0:27:39please? Certainly. It is very good and it sells very well with the
0:27:39 > 0:27:49locals. It is an easy real ale. You cannot complain about the sales we
0:27:49 > 0:27:53
0:27:53 > 0:27:56have had. Just five miles away. How good is that? Cheers. If that has
0:27:56 > 0:28:01left you wanting more, he is something to quench your thirst
0:28:01 > 0:28:07next week. The importance of mackerel to the fishing industry in
0:28:07 > 0:28:13Scotland. France, Germany, Holland, Spain. Not a country in the world
0:28:13 > 0:28:18does not have Scottish products. Country sports for all. It is
0:28:18 > 0:28:28different from what I expected and I have learned so much and it is
0:28:28 > 0:28:28