#falkirk

[scotianostra]

Happy tenth birthday to The Kelpies.

The Kelpies, located in Falkirk, tower a colossal 30 metres above the Forth and Clyde Canal and form a dramatic gateway to the canal entrance on the East Coast of Scotland. Created by Scotland's leading sculptor Andy Scott, The Kelpies are a monument to horse powered heritage across Central Scotland.

Some details of the Kelpies, each structure contains approximately 18,000 individual pieces. There is over 1.5 miles of steel in each structure. They each weigh over 300 tonnes and sit on 1,200 tonne foundations. Each structure has 464 steel plates In a monumental feat of engineering, The Kelpies rose from the ground in just 90 days, in late 2013.

Nearly one million people visited the Kelpies sculptures in Falkirk in the first year, since then the visitor numbers have declined, but still have numbers of over 500,000 a year

Some people criticise the cost of The Kelpies, said to be around £5 million, to me it is justified, it does bring a lot of people into the area of Falkirk in general, and are we to be the generation that forgets about public art just because of the costs? I love them and have visited them to many times to remember of the years, I may not be in Falkirk now, but I will take a trip to The Helix again and grab more pics, enjoy a coffee and take in the views over to The Ochils.

This saturday the Helix is hosting a tenth party to celebrate their birthday, the day event is free for all to attend and includes a producers market, face painters, Clydesdale Horse Demonstrations, Pipe Bands and much more. The evening event is ticked and you have performances by Rebecca Vasmant, Callum Beattie, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, and much more., there are still some tickets available.

The last three pics were taken by myself on this day 2020.

[fallbabylon]

Memento Mori monuments- Falkirk, Scotland

[scotland]

The Kelpies, Falkirk 🐴

[corpyburd]

The Kelpies in a haar - photographed by Adam Bulley

[zou-san]

Kelpies, Falkirk, Scotland

[dopescissorscashwagon]

A double rainbow over The Kelpies at the Helix Park in Falkirk yesterday evening 😍 3/29/24

📸 by The Kilted Photographer @TheKiltedPhoto

[pershing100]

The Kelpies, Grangemouth

[aquitainequeen]

After more than a century of disuse, Scotland’s old coal barge canals have been transformed into peaceful, green arteries of recreation and birdlife.

Part of a repurposing of commercial canals across Europe, Scotland’s are now a major tourist attraction, linking lovely destinations with a mosaic of art installations, natural beauty, and small towns with the big cities the canals were built to supply with coal.

The Caledonian to the north, the Union and Crinan to the east, and the Monkland, which ran parallel to the Forth and Clyde; these canals in the early 19th century funneled endless streams of coal to Glasgow which played a major role in igniting the industrial revolution.

[mightywellfan]

Falkirk Wheel

The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. It reconnects the two canals for the first time since the 1930s. It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project.

The wheel raises boats by 24 metres (79 ft), but the Union Canal is still 11 metres (36 ft) higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel. Boats must also pass through a pair of locks between the top of the wheel and the Union Canal. The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, and one of two working boat lifts in the United Kingdom, the other being the Anderton Boat Lift.

[sumbluespruce]

Early morning with the Kelpies

11/22

[visionsofthefu]

The only people concerned about it are people that judge recreational drug use to be some kind of evil on society. The one's that think it's some sort of unholy indulgence but liquor is absolutely fine. You know the suited wankers concern is only for the injustices they ticker-tape to everyones asshole.

[scotianostra]

No sign of the Ochils just west of Falkirk High station.....

[scotland-all-day-long]

The Kelpies, Helix Park, Falkirk

[scotland]

The Falkirk Wheel is an impressive feat of modern engineering located in Falkirk, Scotland. It is a rotating boat lift that connects the Union Canal with the Forth and Clyde Canal, allowing boats to travel between the two waterways. Completed in 2002, the wheel stands at 115 feet tall and uses only 1.5 kilowatts of energy to rotate. It has become a popular tourist attraction in Scotland, drawing visitors from all over the world who come to marvel at this engineering wonder. The Falkirk Wheel is not only a functional piece of infrastructure, but also a testament to human ingenuity and innovation. (at Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk, Scotland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLfnavoE5u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[6sempreingiro]

Scozia Winter Edition

A inizio dicembre ho saputo che l’ azienda per cui lavoro avrebbe chiuso per una settimana e quale migliore occasione per organizzare un viaggio invernale? Inizialmente saremmo voluti andare in un luogo caldo portando con noi un costume, un asciugamano e via, ma l’idea di prendere il sole su un lettino non ci allettava molto e avevamo voglia di avventura e viaggio on the road. La seconda opziona…

[zou-san]

Kelpies, Falkirk, Scotland