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'''DUNBARTONSHIRE''' (County Council) | '''DUNBARTONSHIRE''' (County Council) | ||
Incorporated into : 1975 [[Strathclyde]] | Incorporated into: 1975 [[Strathclyde]] | ||
[[File:dumbartonshire.jpg|center]] | [[File:dumbartonshire.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Argent, a saltire cantmied with four roses Gules, barbed and seeded Vert. | Argent, a saltire cantmied with four roses Gules, barbed and seeded Vert. | ||
And in an Escrol below the same this Motto "Levenax". | And in an Escrol below the same this Motto "Levenax". | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 20, 1927. | The arms were granted on July 20, 1927. | ||
The arms are those of the historical region of Lennox, of which the town Dumbarton was the capital and the region thus was nearly identical to the county. The motto "Levenax" is derived from the Gaelic Leamhanach, or "Land of the elm trees". | The arms are those of the historical region of Lennox, of which the town [[Dumbarton]] was the capital and the region thus was nearly identical to the county. The motto "Levenax" is derived from the Gaelic Leamhanach, or "Land of the elm trees". | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Patton, 1977 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Patton, 1977 | |||
[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1927]] | [[Category:Granted 1927]] | ||