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Arriving in St Andrew Square

April 26, 2010

Granite 8x17x6ft 20.00 tonnes. For sale. Location: St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. Scroll down for short video of the move. On Sunday 25th April the Lion of Scotland sculpture left Holyrood Park after four years and made the mile long journey to its new city centre venue at St Andrew Square Garden where it will be [...]

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Lion Being Washed

April 21, 2010

Granite 8x17x6ft 20.00 tons. Location: Now in St Andrew Square Garden. The controversial 20 tonne Lion of Scotland granite sculpture that has been a landmark in Holyrood Park for the past four years moved on Sunday 25th April to St Andrew Square Garden in the city centre. In response to thousands of Lion supporters, Ronald [...]

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Art In The Community – Creetown School Project

March 18, 2010

Creetown School In March 2010 I had an interesting phone call from the head teacher of Creetown School in south west Scotland. The pupils were working on a major project called Time in our Environment. Part of the project was to erect a granite “Stonehenge” in the playground, each upright representing how Creetown granite had [...]

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Rae In His Studio

November 4, 2009

Ronald Rae is not only a renowned granite sculptor, he is also a prolific and versatile graphic artist. His ability to draw was recognised whilst still at school when a series of his cartoon strips was published in the weekly newspaper, the Ayr Advertiser. For the past fifty years Rae has developed his drawing skills [...]

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Rae at Cramond

September 28, 2009

In April 2009 Ronald Rae’s 8 tonne fish was sited on the waterfront at Cramond, the result of a successful fund raising campaign by the local community entitled “Chip in for the Cramond Fish”. The project was supported by the Cramond Community Council, the Cramond Association, the City of Edinburgh Council, Cramond Kirk, local businesses [...]

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Ronald Rae at the Falkirk Wheel

June 19, 2008

Ronald Rae at the Falkirk Wheel

The Holyrood Park Exhibition moved to The Falkirk Wheel in April 2008. Twelve large granite sculptures are on display featuring Rae’s Heavy Horse and Foal on exhibition for the first time.

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