Posts Tagged ‘clackmannanshire’
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation have given the new Clackmannanshire Bridge a “Highly Commended” in their annual awards. A perfect excuse to add my own gratitude to its existence, albeit late. I spent sixteen years travelling between Clackmannanshire and the Lothians in an earlier career. Each morning’s commute had a ten minute queue to…
A partner piece to River Spirit is this chap, ‘Stride’ aka man in motion. Where she is to water, he is to earth and sky. Both face the Ochils bearing North. UPDATE: February 20, 2011 A stolen car crashed through the roundabout and mowed metal man down. Lets hope the statue will be rebuilt…
A new roundabout was created at the junction of two rural roads in Clackmannanshire, Scotland’s smallest county. What is unusual is the centrepiece. A stunning metal latticework in the form of a lady holding a metal squiggle and called River Spirit. When erected, it was unclear who the Artist was and what the squiggle meant,…
