The artist Rob Mulholland made these figures with mirrored stainless steel and has designed similar installations for the forest trail around Loch Ard in David Marshall Lodge near Loch Lomondare Aberfoyle, Scotland. Mr Mulholland said: ‘The idea behind the installations was to convey the changes that have occurred in the landscape over the last few hundred years.
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vestige
ˈvɛstɪdʒ/ noun 1. a trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
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Before the First World War this area of Scotland was open hillside with small sheep farming Crofts [ farms ] and rural communities. The crofters were moved to other land by the government as there was a desperate need for timber after the war. The area was planted with fast growing conifer trees suitable for harvesting softwood and the landscape altered once again.
