Falkirk Helix

Falkirk Helix

The Falkirk Helix, more correctly known as "The Helix - Falkirk Ecopark", is a large regeneration project at Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

The project received a grant of £25 million from the Big Lottery Fund in November 2007, as part of its "Living Landmarks" programme.

The project intends, over a period of six years, to transform the post industrial area of 300 hectares between Grangemouth and Falkirk.

This area includes Callendar House, Laurieston, the Antonine Wall, Abbotshaugh Community Woodland, and Falkirk Stadium.

A new, one kilometre long section of canal will link the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Forth estuary, thus completing the Millennium Link project.

Part of the project will be a boat lift consisting of two 35 m (115 feet) high equine sculptures representing the heads of kelpies, the water-horses of Celtic mythology.

The kelpies are to be sculpted by Andy Scott who created the "Heavy Horse" sculpture at the side of the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The sculptor will be basing his work on "Barron" and "Duke", two horses made available by Glasgow City Council.

An additional factor was that "Carnera", the UK's largest Clydesdale Horse, once resided in Falkirk.

ee also

*List of boat lifts

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7483653.stm BBC NEWS, 1 July 2008, "Horses inspire landmark sculpture"]

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7094368.stm BBC NEWS, 14 November 2007, "In pictures: The Helix Project"]

* [http://www.falkirkonline.net/helix/helix.aspx Falkirk Information website]
* [http://www.falkirkhelix.co.uk Falkirk Helix Information website]

* [http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/HELIX-PROJECT-WINS-LOTTO-CASH.1687360.jp Article by Craig Rennie in The Falkirk Herald , 10 August 2006 "Helix projects wins Lotto cash"]


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