Rambling Russells

Hidden underneath a farmhouse near St Andrews is a secret Scotland kept for 40 years. The farmhouse was put up for sale with Estate Agents who were unaware of what was underground. On purchasing the house the new owner then brought in builders who discovered a steel door! What was behind the door must have been a real surprise - or shock! 2014 was the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the Bunker to the public. The Bunker lies 100ft underground and is the size of 2 football pitches, one on top of the other. There is a 450ft tunnel .......      leading you to the Security Office.....     ... before reaching the entrance to the Bunker  - through the blast doors...   These doors weigh 1½ tons each!     The Bunker was built to safeguard Scotland during the Cold War in the event of a nuclear attack. Scotland would have been governed from here, where it was  hoped, those in charge ...

The Kelpies are one of the more recent wonders of Scotland! They are horse-head sculptures, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, in a new parkland project called the Helix. This project was built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk area. The Kelpies were designed by Andy Scott, a Scottish sculptor with family roots in Falkirk. He graduated from Glasgow School of Art and is still based in Maryhill in the city. He specialises in public art  and many of his projects are site specific. He has completed projects across the whole of the UK and all around the world. The name for the project was chosen by Scottish Canals and Andy Scott right at the beginning of the project. A kelpie is a shape-changing aquatic spirit of Scottish legend and were said to haunt rivers and streams, usually in the shape of a horse. The models of the Kelpies were based on real horses - 2 Clydesdales called Duke and Baron. Clydesdale horses originated in ...