Sculpture
Name: Haggis Scoticus
Material: Beige Marble
Block: River Pebble
Origin: Yatagan, Turkey
Weight [Kg]: 9.6
Dimensions [Cm]: H:17 W:14 L:32
Inception Date: 2009 May
19 Haggis Scoticus
 

This rare creature that normally resides in the highlands of Scotland has been found thriving in the mountains of Turkey.

It's a little known fact that the Celtic Gaul's invaded Asia Minor in 279 BC and established the kingdom of Galatia near Ankyra [Ankara], now the capital city of Turkey. It is believed these people brought with them a breeding pair of wild clockwise Haggis to what was then central Asia Minor.

That Haggis Scoticus has survived all this time in the mountains of Turkey is not surprising given the topographical similarity between Scotland and Turkey and Haggis's remarkable resemblance to a rock making it virtually undetectable to the untrained eye.
 

Progress Pictures

Haggis Scoticus 1 - A marble sculpture by Cliff FraserHaggis Scoticus 2 - A marble sculpture by Cliff FraserHaggis Scoticus 6 - A marble sculpture by Cliff Fraser

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Completed Sculpture

Haggis Scoticus 3 - A marble sculpture by Cliff FraserHaggis Scoticus 4 - A marble sculpture by Cliff FraserHaggis Scoticus 5 - A marble sculpture by Cliff Fraser

Haggis Scoticus and Parsley [Our Siamese Cat] by Cliff Fraser

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More Haggis Information:
The Haggis hunting season starts in Scotland on 30 November, more details here.
The legs on the right side of the wild 'clockwise' Haggis are shorter than those on the left to facilitate running around mountains.
 

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