Pictured in 1883, Heart of Midlothian on the Royal Mile, looking down the Lawnmarket.

Pictured in 1883, Heart of Midlothian on the Royal Mile, looking down the Lawnmarket.

Leonard Jägerskiöld Nilsson, who has authored a book about the topic, reckons the Jambos badges as one of the top 10 in the game.

While spitting in public is not advised during a global pandemic, most locals, if asked, will tell you the iconic Heart of Midlothian emblem on the city’s Royal Mile is covered with gob for good ...

However, in Royal Mile (a succession of streets) in Edinburgh, spitting is no less than a ritual and is quite a common sight. ... Relation with Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Heart of Midlothian.