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Scotland Fans Place Traffic Cones on Statues After Boston World Cup Matches
Scotland supporters added traffic cones to statues during matches in Boston. The practice has since appeared on monuments in several Scottish cities.
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Scotland fans placed traffic cones on statues in Boston during the World Cup. The action prompted similar placements on monuments across Scotland after the matches. The Duke of Wellington statue outside Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art has carried a traffic cone since the 1980s. Glasgow city council removed cones multiple times before ending the effort after a plan to raise the plinth failed.
Duke of Wellington statue outside Register House received a cone earlier this week. Statues of Adam Smith and David Hume on the Royal Mile also received cones. In Dumfries, the Robert Burns statue was fitted with a cone. A statue in Inverness also received the same treatment.
Edinburgh city centre councillor Jo Mowatt told BBC Radio Scotland's Mornings programme that the practice made statues look undignified. She said she would prefer the practice remain on the other side of the M8.
Merchandise featuring the coned Duke of Wellington is sold at the Gallery of Modern Art. Items include tote bags for £15 and T-shirts for £20. He said the Tartan Army has restored some of its original meaning.
