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Scotland

ARGYLL & BUTE (District Council)

Additions : 1976 Burghs of Campbeltown, Dunoon, Inveraray, Lochgilphead, Oban, Rothesay, Tobermory; Districts of Bute, Cowal, Islay, Jura & Colonsay, Kintyre, Mid Argyll, Mull, North Lorn, South Lorn, Tiree & Coll
Incorporated into : 1996 Argyll & Bute (Area Council)

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on May 20, 1976.

The arms combine elements of the arms of the Argyll County Council with the checquered bar of the Bute County Council. The first quarter shows the arms of the Campbell Clan, Dukes of Argyll, and a wing with claw, for the Clan Macdonald. The sword and crown symbolise the southern part of the Lordship of the Isles. The bar is taken from the arms of the Clan Stewart. The ship is the galley of the Lordship of Lorn.

Literature : Urquhart, 1979


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