In Scottish legend kelpies are water spirits in the shape of which animals?
Blue men of the Minch lexicographer Edward Dwelly, in the Scottish Gaelic terms for the blue men – "na fir ghorma", "fear gorm" and "sruth nam fear gorm" – the word "gorm" refers to any shade of blue and "fear" can be translated as "man", "na fir" representing the plural "the men". The blue men are also styled as storm kelpies. The most common water spirits in Scottish folklore, kelpies are usually described as powerful horses, but the name is attributed to several different forms and fables throughout the country. The name "kelpie" may be derived from the Scottish Gaelic "calpa" or "cailpeach", meaning "heifer"
The Kelpies a stainless steel cladding, "The Kelpies" are 30 metres high and weigh 300 tonnes each. Construction began in June 2013, and was complete by October 2013. However the process of fabricating the steel was several years in the making. SH Structures, of Yorkshire, carried out this fabrication and also managed the erection of the sculptures on site. "The Kelpies" are positioned either side of a specially constructed lock and basin, part of the redeveloped Kelpies Hub. There are two sets of 1:10 scale maquettes. These have been displayed locally, nationally, and internationally at events and locations including Edinburgh Airport, the