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The Kelpies

The Kelpies
The Kelpies represent the lineage of the heavy horse of Scottish industry and economy, pulling the wagons, ploughs, barges and coalships, Standing at 30 metres tall and weighing over 300 tonnes each.

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m̌ ḫ, Pam J, Marco F. Delminho, Lucette and 48 other people have particularly liked this photo


62 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Amazing structures; well captured Roger.
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thank you Jaap.
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
WOW, FANTASTIC, Roger *****************************
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
Thank you Marie-claire, they are amazing
6 years ago.
 Sarah O'
Sarah O' club
wow wow! Roger, This is an amazing sculpture !!! thanks for that info... so very interesting and thanks for sharing. it seems really massive, and some artist has something to be proud of here.
YS for certain.....have a great Sat and Sunday Sarah
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Sarah O' club
Thank you so very much Sarah
The Sculptor is Andy Scott and he specialises by working in galvanised steel and bronze,
They really are amazing.
6 years ago.
 Sarah P.
Sarah P.
Impressive!
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Sarah P.
Thank you Sarah, they really are.
6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
These are really majestic pieces of art...............and much bigger than I had realised..!! This is a lovely image of them - capturing all the fine detail and some of their surroundings. As Jean says, the people give us an idea of scale.

First class work Roger!
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Keith Burton club
Many thanks Keith, the size also came as a surprise to me however it's just the size that makes them so impressive the .whole area is so well done, my aim to to return and catch them floodlit
6 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Wow, glad I never got kicked by them. LOL
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Stormlizard club
Yep a bruise and a half John , thanks for looking
6 years ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Vraiment bien proportionnées malgré leur importance, elles sont superbes ! ++++++
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing club
Thank you Jocelyn, the photo still doesn't do them justice
6 years ago.
 Karp Panta
Karp Panta
¡¡¡ Colosales !!! Gran disparo,
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Karp Panta
Very generous Karp, many thanks.
6 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Wow ! Thank you very much for showing, Roger !
6 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Amazing art structures Roger, had to follow this one through on Wiki and one place I would want to visit for sure..
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to HappySnapper
Thank you Maurice, a truly amazing and awe inspiring place to visit.
6 years ago.
 Josiane Dirickx
Josiane Dirickx club
Un beau rendu de ces gigantesques "statues"
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Josiane Dirickx club
Thank you Josiane, they really are huge
6 years ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
Riesig, wow!
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to LotharW club
Thank you Lothar, the size surprised me.
6 years ago.
 Nacer H
Nacer H
Monumentales avec une impression de légèreté !
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Nacer H
Many thanks, they really are impressive.
6 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Magnifique et superbement rendue +++++
Bon Dimanche.
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Very generous Malik, many thanks.
6 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
c'est franchement fantastique , et même effrayant
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to neira-Dan club
Many thanks, they really are impressive Dan
6 years ago.
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
a great view of this interesting sculpture
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Ko Hummel club
Very generous, Thank you.
6 years ago.
 natur' ELLE
natur' ELLE club
impressionnant ! *******
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to natur' ELLE club
Thank you Annick, I was amazed at the size of them
6 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Of course the Falkirk Wheel in an Engineering masterpiece.
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Stormlizard club
One of the most impressive things I have photographed John,
I will post some images very soon
6 years ago.
Stormlizard club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
I made two or three Powerpoint Presentations of it years ago, someare among my Docs here.
To be able to see them you either need a full instalation of MS Office 2003 or later or one ofthe free viewers.
6 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Photo très intéressante. Nicole.
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Nicole Merdrignac club
Nice comment Nicole Thank you
6 years ago.
 Dave Roberts 2014
Dave Roberts 2014
Great detail, very well captured Roger.
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Dave Roberts 2014
Many thanks Dave, really impressive statues.
6 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Remarkable capture!

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6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thank you William
6 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
An excellent shot Roger and it must be awesome standing beneath these brilliant sculptures.
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Jeff Farley
Thank you Jeff, gives you goose bumps they really are amazing.
6 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Thank you Claudia.
6 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
WOW !! very impressive these monumental sculptures.
they are beautiful - a big compliment for the artist
and for you - for show
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to aNNa schramm club
Thank you Anna they are magnificent
6 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Wow indeed! The people give scale to this great image.
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to tiabunna club
Thank you George, The most impressive of modern day sculptures,
6 years ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
Cracking shot
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Nick Weall club
Very generous Nick, Thank you.
6 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
They are magnificent!
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne
They are indeed Rosa, really awe inspiring,
6 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Thank you Nick the whole thing could not be better presented.
6 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Eine passende Musik dazu:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfN7_9V3w2c
6 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to trester88 club
Many thanks for the interesting link
6 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
ALWAYS AMAZING
4 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Pam J club
Thank you Pam, A place to remember for ever
4 years ago.
 Nautilus
Nautilus club
tout à fait étonnant .
4 years ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to Nautilus club
Thank you, they are really impressive.
4 years ago.
 m̌ ḫ
m̌ ḫ club
I love the Story behind this photo. I browsed and learned that the Kelpies name reflects the mythological transforming beasts (as well as the mentioned the important role of the horse work in Scotland's industrial and pre-industrial past).
11 months ago. Edited 11 months ago.
Roger (Grisly) club has replied to m̌ ḫ club
Thank you, these are on a site where horses regularly worked
11 months ago.

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