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Incorporated into : 1975 [[Strathclyde]] Region (abolished 1996) | Incorporated into : 1975 [[Strathclyde]] Region (abolished 1996) | ||
[[File:ayrshire.jpg|center]] | [[File:ayrshire.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Quarterly: 1st, Gules, issuant from the sea in base undy Azure and Argent, a castle triple-towered of the Last, masoned Sable, windows and port of the First, the towers capped by pointed turrets Vert, each having a ball Or; 2nd, Argent, a chevron Gules; 3rd, Argent, a shakefork Sable; 4th, Or, a fess chequy Azure and Argent. | Quarterly: 1st, Gules, issuant from the sea in base undy Azure and Argent, a castle triple-towered of the Last, masoned Sable, windows and port of the First, the towers capped by pointed turrets Vert, each having a ball Or; 2nd, Argent, a chevron Gules; 3rd, Argent, a shakefork Sable; 4th, Or, a fess chequy Azure and Argent. | ||
In an Escrol under the Shield is this Motto "God Schaw the Richt". | In an Escrol under the Shield is this Motto "God Schaw the Richt". | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on June 23, 1931. | The arms were granted on June 23, 1931. | ||
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Ayrshire was originally granted arms on July 8, 1890: | Ayrshire was originally granted arms on July 8, 1890: | ||
[[File:ayrshir1.jpg|center]] | [[File:ayrshir1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
These showed a red cross and in a chief on gold, the arms of Bruce, Lord of | These showed a red cross and in a chief on gold, the arms of Bruce, Lord of | ||
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lyres for the musical and artistic heritage of the County. | lyres for the musical and artistic heritage of the County. | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} Urquhart, 1974 | |||
[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||