There are hundreds of instances where a hanging miniature has been used.

The full shot was completed by hanging miniatures.

The many castles seen throughout the film were either Doune Castle shot from different angles or hanging miniatures.

CG was used in some scenes as in addition to chroma key, matte paintings, hanging miniatures, double exposures, peppers ghost, live action effects and rod puppetry.

Hanging miniature is an in-camera special effect similar to a matte shot where a model, rather than a painting, is placed in foreground and the action takes place in the background.