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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom Scotland HIGHLAND(Regional Council) Incorporated into : 1996 Highland Area Council Additions : 1975 Argyll (partly), Caithness, Cromdale, Grantown-on-Spey, Inverness (partly), Nairn, Ross and Cromarty (partly), Stornoway, Sutherland I have no colour image of these arms. Any bette rimage is welcome ! Origin/meaning : The arms are granted on July 25, 1975 The council shows a St. Andrew's cross for Scotland within a bordure and a red esutcheon. The star on the escutcheon is taken from the arms of a number of Highland families, like Sutherland, Brodie and Macrae, as well as the arms of the historical province of Moray. The supporters show a Highland stag and the unicorn, common to all Regional Council arms. The base shows the Highland ferns. The Highland Region was divided into eight districts : Badenoch and Strathspey, Caithness, Inverness, Lochaber, Nairn, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsch Literature : Urquhart, 1979

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