Sculpture

Name Haggis Scoticus
Material Beige Marble
Block Pre-Historic River Pebble
Origin Yatagan, Turkey
Entity 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 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.

Haggis Scoticus and Parsley by Cliff Fraser

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.

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