Kelpies & Falkirk Wheel

The Kelpies honor two distinct things:
Industrial Heritage: They pay tribute to the heavy Clydesdale horses—modeled after real-life horses named Duke and Baron—that once pulled barges, plows, and wagons along the Forth and Clyde Canal and powered Scotland's Industrial Revolution.

Scottish Folklore: In Scottish legend, a kelpie is a shape-shifting water spirit (frequently appearing as a horse) said to haunt rivers and lochs.Read more