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Duke is a humble heavy horse who pulls a dray in a park in Glasgow for a day job. Few who see him will realise he is also the inspiration for the largest equine sculpture in the world.
Duke was one of the models used in the creation of two 30-metre horse heads that tower The Helix park development in Falkirk, Scotland.
The pair of heads, known as The Kelpies, are the work of Glasgow artist Andy Scott – and it was a former rescue horse named Baron, rehabilitated by the charity World Horse Welfare, who was one of two horses used as models for the massive steel artwork.
Sculptor Andy Scott stands with Clydesdales Duke and Baron. Photo: The Helix/Facebook
The horse heads are part of a £40 million project funded by The Big Lottery Fund to transform an area of industrial land into a public space, which backers hope will prove to be a major tourist attraction.
The artwork is based on the mythical Scots Legend of water-based spirits, or kelpies, but it was Baron and his mate, Duke, who were the real-life models used by Scott.
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high (98 ft) horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting water spirits), located between Falkirk and Grangemouth, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland. The sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in October 2013. The sculptures form a gateway at the eastern entrance to the Forth and Clyde canal, and the new canal extension built as part of The Helix land transformation project. The Kelpies are a monument to horse-powered heritage across Scotland.
The sculptures were opened to the public in April 2014. As part of the project, they will have their own visitor centre, and sit beside a newly developed canal turning pool and extension. This canal extension reconnects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the River Forth, and improves navigation between the East and West of Scotland.
The Kelpies at night - in the Helix Park in Falkirk.
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A BESPOKE locally-crafted unicorn sculpture has been donated to Helix Park in Falkirk – home of the Kelpies – by artist David Powell as part of the Meet Your Maker project run by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Craft Scotland.
The unicorn, which has been named Spirit of Scotland, is made of metal armature and woven with white willow. It joins the world’s largest equine structure at the site.
Completed in 2019, Spirit of Scotland was featured at HES’s Magical Unicorn event at Stirling Castle last year.
Kelpies. Night shot.
It's a coincidence but my 2 travels to Scotland have finished visiting the Kelpies in the Helix Park, Falkirk, before going to the Glasgow aeroport for returning to Spain. I don't fly from Edinburgh because Ryanair is the only airline with direct fly Palma to/from Edinburgh, and I don't take any flight of this airline.
The Kelpies. Reflection.
The water spirits, of course !!
Kelpie, or water kelpie, is a shape-shifting water spirit inhabiting the lochs and pools of Scotland. It has usually been described as appearing as a horse, but is able to adopt human form.
The Kelpies at night - in the Helix Park in Falkirk.
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The Kelpies were lit up red for the VE80 events around the country to celebrate the 80 anniversary of victory in Europe.
The Kelpies are 30 metre high horse-head sculptures situated in Helix Park Falkirk standing next to the Forth Clyde Canal
The Kelpies are 30 metre high horse-head sculptures situated in Helix Park Falkirk standing next to the Forth Clyde Canal
Mono version. At the Helix Park.
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The Kelpies are 30 metre high horse-head sculptures situated in Helix Park Falkirk standing next to the Forth Clyde Canal
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures standing next to an extension to the Forth and Clyde Canals and near the River Carron in The Helix, a parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area. The sculptures were designed by the sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in 2013. The Kelpies stand majestically above all around them and pay homage to the working horses which used to pull barges along Scotland's canals and worked in the fields in the area where they now stand.
A pair of ducks and canal boats on the Forth & Clyde Canal at the Kelpies, Helix Park, Falkirk, Scotland.
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland.
The Kelpies are 30 metre high horse-head sculptures situated in Helix Park Falkirk standing next to the Forth Clyde Canal
The Kelpies are 30 metre high horse-head sculptures situated in Helix Park Falkirk standing next to the Forth Clyde Canal
With me and Herb
After leaving Bannockburn and heading home yesterday, we had to visit the Kelpies which were only a few miles from Bannockburn. I’ve wanted to see them for some time.
They’re 100 ft tall and built into the canal. Very impressive indeed.
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The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures standing next to an extension to the Forth and Clyde Canals and near the River Carron in The Helix, a parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area. The sculptures were designed by the sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in 2013. The Kelpies stand majestically above all around them and pay homage to the working horses which used to pull barges along Scotland's canals and worked in the fields in the area where they now stand.
Gamebird 26-foot Sea Otter narrow boat built in 1998, here seen on the Forth & Clyde Canal at the Kelpies, Helix Park, Falkirk, Scotland.
The Kelpies are 30 metre high horse-head sculptures situated in Helix Park Falkirk standing next to the Forth Clyde Canal
The Kelpies
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Stretch up your long necks to face the sun
Bow down your strong heads to taste the water
The Kelpies is a 30-metre-high (98 ft) horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies, located between Falkirk and Grangemouth.
The Kelpies represent the lineage of the heavy horse of Scottish industry and economy, pulling the wagons, ploughs, barges, and coalships that shaped the geographical layout of the Falkirk area.
Helix Park Scotland.
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high (98 ft) horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting water spirits), located between Falkirk and Grangemouth,[1] standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect sixteen communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland.[2] The sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in October 2013.[3] The sculptures form a gateway at the eastern entrance to the Forth and Clyde canal, and the new canal extension built as part of The Helix land transformation project. The Kelpies are a monument to horse-powered heritage across Scotland.[4]
The sculptures were opened to the public in April 2014.[5] As part of the project, they have their own visitors‘ centre, and sit beside a newly developed canal turning pool and extension. This canal extension reconnects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the River Forth, and improves navigation between the East and West of Scotland.
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland