In the first movie (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), during the
final chess scene, Ron is seen riding on a horse that is used as the
knight piece. The other knight on the board is exactly like Ron's
knight but instead of Ron riding on the horse there is a knight
carrying a mace. I know that it, the statue with the
knight riding on the horse,is a real life statue but I don't know
where in the world it is. (I would prefer specific information like
"in the courtyard of *name* park.") I would also greatly appreciate
the name of the statue itself.
So my question is: where in the world is the statue that was used as
the knight piece in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
I have found one website that has a picture of the statue, it?s
http://www.kelleystone.com/harry1.htm  (That's all the information I have.)
Thank you.

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Clarification of Question by chrissy09-ga on 28 Feb 2006 16:11 PST

I read on a website called Mugglenet.com that the statue was real.
It's in part of this riddle, "name the place before your eyes, For
each is real, not in disguise." (That excerpt is in reference to the
picture that was associated with it.)The picture can be found at this
link  http://www.mugglenet.com/images/mtcontest/contest8.jpg
I need to know where in the world the atatue was when the photo was
taken. There's some building in the right hand corner of the photo but
I have no idea what it is.

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Clarification of Question by chrissy09-ga on 28 Feb 2006 19:04 PST

Sorry, I realize the first picture is irrelavant. It is the second
picture that I am interested in.

This site you pointed to seems to show you the answer itself. The
chess piece seems to be a set prop made for the film, and it isn't a
stone or metal statue. It's probably still there at the mentioned
hangar at Leavesdon Studios.

I think what this questioner is saying is that the Knight Piece used
in the movie (and which you see in the picture link) is modeled on a
REAL STATUE somewhere in the world...where in the world would that
be..

Mugglenet doesn't mention it so I'm at a loss on this one!

That statue resembles Chinese war horse statues that I've seen, but I
don't believe I've even seen one that was identical to it. It seems
likely that the designer was inspired by the general appearance of
Chinese war horse statues. I wouldn't assume that the statue is a
replica of an actual statue.

A tidbit...here are the actual moves that were supposed to be played
in the Harry Potter movie (but many ended on the cutting room
floor)...directly from the chess advisor to the movie:
http://www.jeremysilman.com/movies_tv_js/harry_potter.html

Perhaps if you could explain:

"I know that it, the statue with the
knight riding on the horse,is a real life statue"

How and where did you glean this info...this might lead to greater things.

So...for clarification to researchers....this is an image of a statue
at what seems to be a castle that is inspired by the books/movies and
has some relation to them...IT IS NOT an image of what appears in the
movie itself.

That being said:

Has the questioner tried contacting the Historic Scotland Photo
Library with a copy of the picture and ask them for identification? 
If this is on ANY of their over 300 properties they will identify it
for you for free.
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/news/photolibrary/photo_library_using_our_images.htm

My clarification for the questioner still seems unclear.

Basically ignore the first part of their question:

What we need to do it identify where and what the statue in the second photo is.

The first photo is irrelevant and not the same statue.

I get it. Just a tip then: if ever there is a real statue used to
inspire the movie chess piece, I believe one doesn't have to look far
from the studio's location to find that inspiration. If the production
people were working on a tight schedule, they would certainly have to
look nearby for sources to save time and money. Otherwise, that chess
piece could have been designed during movie production only...