A giant balloon depicting Donald Trump as a baby will not be allowed to fly over his Turnberry golf course, police have said.
The Trump Baby balloon has already been given permission to fly over central London during the US president's visit to the UK.
But Police Scotland refused a request for the 6m (20ft) high balloon to also take to the skies over the golf course.
Mr Trump is expected to play at Turnberry on Saturday.
Police said the blimp would not be allowed at the course as an air exclusion zone was in place during the president's visit.
But they said they would be happy to discuss other options for the balloon - leaving open the possibility that it could be flown at one of the other protests against Mr Trump's visit which are being held elsewhere in Scotland.
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Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams said: "Clearly there is a significant protection operation in place for the president and this includes restrictions to the airspace in the Turnberry area.
"We need to ensure there is a balance between protection and public safety and the public's right to peacefully protest.
"With that in mind and on this occasion we are unable to grant permission for the balloon to fly in that area, however we are in discussion with the applicants about possible alternatives."
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London mayor Sadiq Khan gave permission for the Trump Baby, which depicts the president as an angry infant wearing a nappy, to fly above Parliament Square after campaigners raised £16,000 to pay for it.
Thousands of people signed a petition urging police and Scottish ministers to grant similar permission for Turnberry.
Protestors said they will still transport the balloon to Scotland overnight, and will fly it elsewhere on Saturday.
Matthew Butcher, an anti-Trump campaigner and one of the "babysitters" of the balloon, said: "I think that the thing that the Trump balloon does is that it brings an element of fun to the protests, but it also gets under Donald Trump's very thin skin."
He said the stunt aims to "hold up a mirror" to Mr Trump's "toddler-like politics".
The US president arrived at London Stansted Airport shortly before 14:00 on Thursday, and is due to meet Prime Minister Theresa May and the Queen over the next two days.
Mr Trump - whose mother was from the Isle of Lewis - is due to touch down in Scotland on Friday night before spending the weekend at the famous South Ayrshire course, which he bought in 2014.
