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''' NITHSDALE ''' (District Council) | ''' NITHSDALE ''' (District Council) | ||
Additions : 1975 [[Dumfries]], [[Sanquhar]], Districts of Dumfries, Eastern Kirkcudbright, Thornhill, Upper Nithsdale<br> | Additions: 1975 [[Dumfries]], [[Sanquhar]], Districts of Dumfries, Eastern Kirkcudbright, Thornhill, Upper Nithsdale<br> | ||
Incorporated into : 1996 [[Dumfries and Galloway]] | Incorporated into : 1996 [[Dumfries and Galloway]] | ||
[[File:Nithsdale1.jpg|center| | [[File:Nithsdale1.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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The 1975 arms: | The 1975 arms: | ||
[[File:Nithsdale.jpg|center| | [[File:Nithsdale.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The lower half shows the arms of Maxwell, Earl of Nithsdale, with a double headed eagle, bearing a small shield with a saltire and in the middle a hedgehog. The hedgehog is a symbol for the Herries branch of the family. The bordure is based on the arms of the Burgh of Dumfries. | The lower half shows the arms of Maxwell, Earl of Nithsdale, with a double headed eagle, bearing a small shield with a saltire and in the middle a hedgehog. The hedgehog is a symbol for the Herries branch of the family. The bordure is based on the arms of the Burgh of Dumfries. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Urquhart, 1979 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Urquhart, 1979 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]] | ||