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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''BANFF AND BUCHAN (District Council)''' | ||
Additions: 1975 Burghs of [[Aberchirder]], [[Banff]], [[Fraserburgh]], [[Macduff]], [[Peterhead]], [[Portsoy]], [[Rosehearty]], [[Turriff]] and the districts of Aberchirder and Banff, Deer and Turriff, Ellon (partly) <br> | |||
Additions : 1975 Burghs of [[Aberchirder]], [[Banff]], [[Fraserburgh]], [[Macduff]], [[Peterhead]], [[Portsoy]], [[Rosehearty]], [[Turriff]] and the districts of Aberchirder and Banff, Deer and Turriff, Ellon (partly) <br> | |||
Incorporated into: 1996 [[Aberdeenshire]] Area Council | Incorporated into: 1996 [[Aberdeenshire]] Area Council | ||
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The arms were granted on October 1, 1975. | The arms were granted on October 1, 1975. | ||
The arms show in the base the lion of the Ogilvy clan, with a crown taken from the arms of the clan Gordon, these two clans were the most important in the history of the rebion. This lion already appeared partly in the arms of the older [[Banffshire]] County Council. The chief represents Buchan and the blue colour and wavy division line symbolise the sea. The garbs are taken from the arms of the old Earldom of Buchan, the fish symbolise the fishing industry, especially in Fraserburgh and Peterhead. | The arms show in the base the lion of the Ogilvy clan, with a crown taken from the arms of the clan Gordon, these two clans were the most important in the history of the rebion. This lion already appeared partly in the arms of the older [[Banffshire]] County Council. The chief represents Buchan and the blue colour and wavy division line symbolise the sea. The garbs are taken from the arms of the old Earldom of Buchan, the fish symbolise the fishing industry, especially in Fraserburgh and Peterhead. '''[[Literature]]''': | ||
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{{media}} Urquhart, 1979 | {{media}} Urquhart, 1979 | ||