The Kelpies
42 minute walk from Falkirk Grahamston station · Stirling, Central and Fife · Free entry
The Kelpies are a pair of monumental steel horse-heads standing 30 metres high between Falkirk and Grangemouth. Designed by sculptor Andy Scott and completed in 2013, these 300-tonne structures form a dramatic gateway for the Forth and Clyde Canal.
These "proud equine guardians" celebrate the role of industry and agriculture in Scotland’s history. Inspired by Clydesdale horses, they represent mythological beasts possessing the strength of ten horses, acting as a contemporary monument to the heavy horses that once pulled wagons and barges.
Visitors can explore the surrounding parkland, known as the Helix, to marvel at the impressive stainless steel cladding. Positioned by a canal basin, these stunning sculptures offer a staggering transformation of the landscape that is both amazing and dramatic to behold.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Public artwork
- Good for
- Architecture, Industrial heritage, Parks & green spaces, Walking
- Characteristics
- 20th-century, Open-air, Riverside
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Stirling, Central and Fife
Stations within walking distance
- Falkirk Grahamston station — 42 min walk, 3.5 km
Other places near Falkirk Grahamston
- Callendar Park and House, Falkirk — 16 min walk from the station
- Underground/Overground Canal Circular, Falkirk — 21 min walk from the station
- Falkirk to Kilsyth — 23 min walk from the station
- Union Canal: Falkirk to Linlithgow — 23 min walk from the station
- John Muir Way: Falkirk to Linlithgow — 24 min walk from the station
- The Kelpies and the Helix, Falkirk — 31 min walk from the station