Rising 30 meters into the sky at The Helix park in Falkirk, the Kelpies are among Scotland’s most iconic modern landmarks. These monumental steel horse-head sculptures, created by artist Andy Scott, are both a tribute to the nation’s working heritage and a reminder of the timeless myths that run through its landscape. On one level, the Kelpies honor the mighty draft horses that once hauled barges along canals, plowed fields, and drove the machinery of Scotland’s agricultural and industrial age.

The Kelpies are monumental horse-head sculptures located in The Helix Park, near Falkirk, Scotland. The kelpies Standing 30 meters (almost 100 feet) tall, they are among the largest equine sculptures in the world. Designed by Scottish sculptor Andy Scott, the Kelpies were completed in 2013 as part of a project to transform the area and create a new canal connection between the Forth and Clyde Canal and the River Carron.The sculptures are inspired by kelpies, mythical shape-shifting water spirits