Sculptures in Scotland

A series of mysterious metal artwork adorn this harbor walkway.

This town hosts 170 pieces of public art, including giant irises, flying saucers, and, famously, hippos.

A sculpture dedicated to this town’s rich shipbuilding heritage.

This giant foot is all that remains of a massive concrete play structure that once stood on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

A monument honoring 81 residents of this Scottish town who were executed for witchcraft in the 16th century.

This remarkable sculpture symbolizes the regeneration in this Glasgow suburb.

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

This bronze cat looks out over the Linlithgow Canal.

The only statue ever crafted by award-winning animator Ray Harryhausen.

In the 18th century, the Earl of Buchan mapped the universe on this stone pillar.

This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

Each section of this public work of art represents one of the city's guilds.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.