THE KELPIES

Glasgow artist Andy Scott took inspiration from Scotland's history of working horses which once pulled barges along the nearby Forth and Clyde Canal when he designed the Kelpies. They are named after the supernatural water horses of Celtic folklore, which transformed into beautiful women to lure men into traps.

The Kelpies each stand 30m tall and weigh 300 tonnes The completion of the £5m sculptures just off the M9 motorway is a key milestone in the £43m Helix project, which is transforming 865 hectares of land between Falkirk and Grangemouth.