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==District Council==
==District Council==


Additions : 1975 East Kilbride , parts of several districts <br/>
Additions: 1975 East Kilbride , parts of several districts <br/>
Incorporated into : 1996 [[South Lanarkshire ]]  
Incorporated into: 1996 [[South Lanarkshire ]]  


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[[File:eastkilbride.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====  
===Official blazon===  
Per fess, in chief Gules and in base per pale Or and Vert, a cross flory of the Second between two mullets Argent in chief and an oystercatcher bird Proper in base; a chief chequy per pale, dexter, Argent and Azure, sinister, Argent and Sable; all within a bordure Gules.
Per fess, in chief Gules and in base per pale Or and Vert, a cross flory of the Second between two mullets Argent in chief and an oystercatcher bird Proper in base; a chief chequy per pale, dexter, Argent and Azure, sinister, Argent and Sable; all within a bordure Gules.


Above the Shield is placed a coronet appropriate to a statutory District, videlicet:- a circlet richly chased, from which are issuant eight thistle-heads (three and two halves visible) Or; and in an Escrol under the Shield this Motto ''Prosper but Dreid ''.
Above the Shield is placed a coronet appropriate to a statutory District, videlicet:- a circlet richly chased, from which are issuant eight thistle-heads (three and two halves visible) Or; and in an Escrol under the Shield this Motto ''Prosper but Dreid ''.


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on June 24, 1975.  
The arms were granted on June 24, 1975.  


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==Burgh==
==Burgh==


Incorporated into : 1975 East Kilbride district
Incorporated into: 1975 East Kilbride district


[[File:eastkilbride2.jpg|center]]
[[File:eastkilbride2.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====  
===Official blazon===  
Per fess, in chief Gules and in base per pale Or and Vert, a cross flory of the Second between two mullets Argent in chief and an oyster catcher bird Proper in base; a chief chequy per pale, dexter, Argent and Azure, sinister, Argent and Sable.
Per fess, in chief Gules and in base per pale Or and Vert, a cross flory of the Second between two mullets Argent in chief and an oyster catcher bird Proper in base; a chief chequy per pale, dexter, Argent and Azure, sinister, Argent and Sable.


Above the Shield is placed a Burghal coronet Azure masoned Argent, and in an Escrol this Motto "Prosper but Dreid".
Above the Shield is placed a Burghal coronet Azure masoned Argent, and in an Escrol this Motto "Prosper but Dreid".


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on September 23, 1963.  
The arms were granted on September 23, 1963.  


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The oystercatcher is the symbol of St. Bride. The colours of the base symbolise wealth (gold) and agriculture (green).  
The oystercatcher is the symbol of St. Bride. The colours of the base symbolise wealth (gold) and agriculture (green).  


The motto &quot;Prosper but Dreid&quot; is derived from the motto of the Earls of Lindsey.  
The motto &quot;Prosper but Dreid&quot; is derived from the motto of the Earls of Lindsey.  


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[[Literature]] : Urquhart, 1974, 1979
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]:  
Urquhart, 1974, 1979


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