The Kelpies

Two  98.2-foot (30 meters) high horse heads have just been completed in Scotland. They call them The Kelpies, and I think they are magnificent.  I’d love to go and visit them one day.  Scotland is very proud of their history with horses and honored them with these sculptures. There are external sites on the above link that show the construction and history of The Kelpies. I found a lot of the information on how they were built fascinating. There are more pictures too.  If you’re at all interested click on the link for more information. 

They were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and built using steel for both the structure and the cladding right next to the, Forth and Clyde Canal in Falkirk in Scotland, as part of a land transformation project called The Helix.

 

Until next time

Quote for Today

 Wherever man has left his footprint in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization we will find the hoof print of the horse beside it.
    - John Trotwood Moore