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November 2013. The
Kelpies are
positioned either side of a
specially constructed lock and basin, part of the
redeveloped Kelpies Hub. The
forms are inspired...
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Melbourne Cup in 1866. Consequently,
black Kelpies became known as Barb
Kelpies or Barbs.
There were a
number of
Kelpies named Red Cloud. The
first and most...
- Westwood,
author and folklorist, uses the
descriptor water kelpies,
adding that in her
opinion "
Kelpies, here and in a few
other instances, is used in a loose...
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unique equine structures known as The
Kelpies. Each
structure measures around 100 feet (30 metres) in height. The
Kelpies were the
brainchild of Andy Scott...
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between Falkirk and Grangemouth, The
Kelpies are 30-metre-high (98 ft) horse-head
sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting
water spirits). They are...
- men"). The blue men are also
styled as
storm kelpies. The most
common water spirits in
Scottish folklore,
kelpies are
usually described as
powerful horses...
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creatures of
Scottish folklore are Loch Ness Monster, brownies, bogles,
kelpies, selkies, the wulver, the bean-nighe, and the blue men of the Minch. Cornish...
- is one of hero-worship. The Blue men of the
Minch (also
known as
storm kelpies), who
occupy the
stretch of
water between Lewis and
mainland Scotland,...
- 2008). "Meet the
Kelpies, Scotland's
giant addition to the UK
sculptural skyline". The Guardian.
Retrieved 14
October 2013. The
Kelpies: World’s largest...
- the way. In
doing so he also
discredits any
strong connection between kelpies or water-horses and the
modern "media-augmented"
creation of the Loch Ness...
