(Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS)
By Elizabeth Hunter
Cones have begun appearing on Edinburgh statues as the Glasgow tradition spreads following the World Cup.
The Scottish prank began in Glasgow in the 1980s when an orange cone appeared on the head of the Duke of Wellington statue in the city center.
Glasgow City Council began to remove the cones - but residents would quickly replace them.
After Scotland qualified for the World Cup for the first time in decades, the trend spread, with Tartan Army members putting cones on statues in Boston and Miami during the games.
Now statues in Edinburgh have been decorated with orange cones - from Adam Smith to Walter Scott.
David Hume Statue on Edinburgh's Royal Mile with a traffic cone on his head. (Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS)
But the City of Edinburgh Council has urged locals to stop, citing concerns over injury and road safety.
Edinburgh's transport and environment convener, Stephen Jenkinson, told Edinburgh Live: "Whilst I'm sure these have been put up in good humor and with the best intentions, we need to consider the safety of the public above all.
"Unsecured traffic cones could potentially cause injury or present a road safety hazard, which is why they've been removed.
"I think we can all agree that there is only one statue in Scotland that has truly immortalized the cone, so I'd urge people to not attempt any imitations."