Mini Kelpies statue ‘gets cone treatment’

A CHEEKY shopper has given the iconic Kelpies statues the “cone treatment”.

The mini Kelpies statue in Edinburgh, and the Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow. Pictures: EdinburghCoffee/Wiki Commons

Mini versions of the giant structures were put on view to the public on Princes Street, Edinburgh last week.

It was hoped the 10-ft high models, used in the design process, would be a draw for tourists and promote Edinburgh’s West End as a high-class shopping area.

But it appears one visitor was only interested in paying homage to Glasgow’s Duke of Wellington statue, which is usually topped with a traffic cone.

These pictures show a bright orange cone hanging off one of the horse’s ears.

It is not yet known whether the “cone warrior” was a Glaswegian.

One bystander, who took the photos, said: “It’s Edinburgh’s answer to the Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow”.

He joked: “From some angles it looks like a really scabby unicorn.”

The placing of the mini Kelpies on the junction of Princes Street, Lothian Road and Shandwick Place is their latest stop in a tour of Scotland.

They were originally used as models for the world-famous Kelpies sculpture at the Helix Parkland, near Falkirk on the M9.