DINEFWR
Additions : 1974 Llandovery Borough, Ammanford Urban District, Cwmamman
Urban District, Llandeilo Urban District and Llandeilo Rural District
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on 1st October 1976.
The Borough was named after Dinefwr or Dynevor Castle. This castle was the
ancient seat of the Kings of Deheubarth. The main charge in the arms is
therefore a castle. The castle has five towers and is pentagonal in shape to
indicate the merging of five councils in the new Borough. The black field
and indented edge to the chief indicate the presence of the Black Mountains
in the area. The three ravens in chief are from the arms of the Rhys family
of Dinefwr, descendants of the Kings of Deheubarth.
The crest is a Welsh dragon, supporting a garb for agriculture and standing
in front of a gold crosier for Talley Abbey.
The dexter supporter is Y Twrch Trwyth (The Wild Boar), because legend has
it that King Arthur and his Knights hunted Wild Boar in the Amman Valley.
The boar is differenced by a cross from Ammanford's arms. This represents
"Cross Inn", which was the name by which the Village was known before the
District became urbanized. The sinister supporter is a Welsh mountain ram,
for the hill farming of the uplands. The ram is differenced by a fountain,
for the many lakes of the area.
The motto -DIOGEL DAN DDINEFWR- means Safe Under Dinefwr.
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