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{{uk}} | {{uk}}''' BURNTISLAND ''' | ||
''' BURNTISLAND ''' | |||
==Burgh== | ==Burgh== | ||
Incorporated into : 1975 [[Kirkcaldy]] District Council (1996 [[Fife]] Area Council) | Incorporated into: 1975 [[Kirkcaldy]] District Council (1996 [[Fife]] Area Council) | ||
[[File:Burntisland.jpg|center]] | [[File:Burntisland.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Gules, on the sea in base undy Argent and Azure, a three masted galiot Or, on deck two mariners, her sails furled and pennants flying Proper. | Gules, on the sea in base undy Argent and Azure, a three masted galiot Or, on deck two mariners, her sails furled and pennants flying Proper. | ||
Above the Shield is placed a mural coronet and in Escrols over and below the Shield these Mottoes "Portus Gratiae" and "Colles Praesidio Dedit Deus". | Above the Shield is placed a mural coronet and in Escrols over and below the Shield these Mottoes "Portus Gratiae" and "Colles Praesidio Dedit Deus". | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on April 6, 1938. | The arms were granted on April 6, 1938. | ||
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{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Burntislandseal.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | |align="center"|[[File:Burntislandseal.jpg|350 px|center|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Burntisland.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:Burntisland.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Community Council== | ==Community Council== | ||
[[File:Burntislandc.jpg|center]] | [[File:Burntislandc.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Gules, on the sea in base undy Argent and Azure, a three masted galiot Or, on deck two mariners, her sails furled and pennants flying Proper. | Gules, on the sea in base undy Argent and Azure, a three masted galiot Or, on deck two mariners, her sails furled and pennants flying Proper. | ||
Above the Shield is placed a Coronet appropriate to a statutory Community Council, videlicet:- a circlet richly chased from which are issuant four thistle leaves (one and two halves visible) and four pine cones (two visible) Or, and in an Escrol over the same this Motto "Portus Gratiae" and in an Escrol below the Shield this Motto "Colles Praesidio Dedit Deus". | Above the Shield is placed a Coronet appropriate to a statutory Community Council, videlicet:- a circlet richly chased from which are issuant four thistle leaves (one and two halves visible) and four pine cones (two visible) Or, and in an Escrol over the same this Motto "Portus Gratiae" and in an Escrol below the Shield this Motto "Colles Praesidio Dedit Deus". | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on April 2, 1997. | The arms were granted on April 2, 1997. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Burntisland1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a banner in the town ([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Burntisland_Crest.png source]) | |align="center"|[[File:Burntisland1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a banner in the town ([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Burntisland_Crest.png source]) | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Porteous, 1906; Urquhart, 1974, 2001 | ||
[[Literature]] : Porteous, 1906; Urquhart, 1974, 2001 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||