A Close Up With – The Kelpies

The Kelpies are the worlds largest equine sculptures, standing a towering 30m (100ft). They were constructed from a puzzle of 30,000 pieces of steel and opened to the public in 2014. Scottish Canals commissioned them to commemorate a new canal linking the Forth and Clyde Canal to the River Carron. Designed by Glasgow based artist Andy Scott, who drew inspiration from the Clydesdale horses that pulled heavy barges filled with the products of industry, through the Scottish canals. The Kelpies are a fitting tribute to these horses and the industrial heritage of the area.

In 2014 David and I took a tour of this wondrous feat of engineering and art. The Kelpies are lit up in a different colour nightly. We visited when they were red!

The Kelpies

The Kelpies

Inside the belly of the beast

Selfie with a Kelpie

Feeding an apple to a Kelpie

The Kelpies in red

A Kelpie in red

Evening with the Kelpies

The Kelpies

Have you visited the Kelpies? What were your impressions?

Thanks for reading,

Christine x