Documented artwork / site-specific monumental sculpture pair

The Kelpies

Two monumental horse heads stand beside the Forth and Clyde Canal. They reference the working Clydesdale horses associated with Scotland’s canals and agricultural heritage.

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Image: andyscottsculptor.com ↗© Sculptor Andy Scott (as credited at source)

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Year / version: Unveiled spring 2014
Materials: stainless steel, painted mild steel
Documented setting: outdoor
Dimensions: 100 feet / 30 metres high
Dimensions apply to: Full-size Falkirk sculptures, not the touring or bronze maquettes.
Availability: Unconfirmed

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2014
Forth and Clyde Canal, Falkirk, Scotland
Site
Forth and Clyde Canal
Start date
2014-04
Date meaning
premiere
Installation details checked 2026-10-16. Supporting source ↗.
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How this work was made and presented

Full-size Falkirk Kelpies, unveiled 2014; retrospective published 2024

A landmark commissioned within a canal landscape

The Helix’s tenth-anniversary account identifies Scottish Canals as the commissioner of the full-size Kelpies at the link between the Forth and Clyde Canal and River Carron. The 2014 sculptures reference Clydesdales that worked the waterways and surrounding land. Scott credits engineering, fabrication, lighting and landscape disciplines in their delivery. This makes the Falkirk pair a useful commissioning precedent for integrating a monumental work with a wider public place and its local history.

The Helix / Falkirk Council — Kelpies tenth-anniversary account ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10

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How would a proposed landmark connect to the site’s history, landscape design and long-term visitor program?

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Separate one-tenth-scale touring maquettes

Touring maquettes are a separate scale and material

The artist documents a touring exhibition of Kelpie maquettes at one-tenth scale, describing galvanized-steel works three metres high, or four metres including their plinths. Those measurements and the touring designation belong to the maquettes, not to the monumental Falkirk pair. For a prospective host, identifying the edition and scale is the first practical step: an inquiry about The Kelpies alone does not establish which physical objects, supports or installation arrangements are being discussed.

Andy Scott — Kelpie Maquettes ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10

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Is the inquiry for the touring maquettes, another authorized edition or a new commission, and which dimensions include the plinth?

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Outdoor sculpture & installations ↗