The Kelpies at the Falkirk Helix.

From a little further back and showing the River Carron to the north and, in the bottom right of both of these photographs, the new extension to the Forth & Clyde canal.

The Kelpies mark the eastern end of the canal and are the main feature of the new Helix Park, part of the Forth Valley re-generation project.

The Kelpies mark the eastern end of the Forth & Clyde canal and are the main feature of the new Helix Park, part of the Forth Valley re-generation project.

They tower over the M9 motorway - between Stirling (Dunblane) and Edinburgh - and will be seen by thousands of people every day.