Kelpie horse-powered industrial heritage. Construction was completed in October 2013 and the sculptures were opened for public access from April 2014. Kelpie Kelpie, or water kelpie, is the Scots name given to a shape-shifting water spirit inhabiting the lochs and pools of Scotland. It has usually been described as appearing as a horse, but is able to adopt human form. Some accounts state that the kelpie retains its hooves when appearing as a human, leading to its association with the Christian idea of Satan as alluded to by Robert Burns in his 1786 poem "Address to the Devil". Almost every sizeable
National Spirit (horse) Cup at the Cheltenham Festival in April. National Spirit was moderately fancied at 7/1, as also in the field were French favourite Le Paillon (who would go on to win the 1947 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe) and 1946 Champion Hurdle winner Distel. Vic Smyth was confident of his horse's chances, “He’ll [Le Paillon] have to be pretty good to beat mine”, and National Spirit repaid his faith under a clever ride from Danny Morgan, who hugged the inner rail while Le Paillon went wide, ultimately beating the French horse by a length. Once again, National Spirit switched to flat