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'''SUTHERLAND''' | '''SUTHERLAND''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1975 [[Highland]] Regional Council | Incorporated into : 1975 [[Highland]] Regional Council | ||
[[File:sutherlandc.jpg|center]] | [[File:sutherlandc.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Gules, on a fess Argent, between three mullets Or, a raven displayed Sable. | Gules, on a fess Argent, between three mullets Or, a raven displayed Sable. | ||
Below the Shield, whichis ensigned of the coronet proper to a County Council, is placed in an Escrol this Motto "Dluth Lean Do Dhuthchas Le Durachd". | Below the Shield, whichis ensigned of the coronet proper to a County Council, is placed in an Escrol this Motto "Dluth Lean Do Dhuthchas Le Durachd". | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 27, 1957. | The arms were granted on July 27, 1957. | ||
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Incorporated into : 1996 [[Highland]] Area Council | Incorporated into : 1996 [[Highland]] Area Council | ||
[[File:sutherlandd.jpg|center]] | [[File:sutherlandd.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Gules, on a fess Argent between three mullets Or, a horse-shoe Azure, having seven horse-nails of the Third, between two ravens respectant Sable. | Gules, on a fess Argent between three mullets Or, a horse-shoe Azure, having seven horse-nails of the Third, between two ravens respectant Sable. | ||
Above the Shield is placed a Coronet appropriate to a statutory District Council, ''videlicet'':- a circlet richly chased from which are issuant eight thistle-heads (three and two halves visible) Or, and in an Escrol below the Shield this Motto "Dluth Lean Do Dhuthchas Le Durachd". | Above the Shield is placed a Coronet appropriate to a statutory District Council, ''videlicet'':- a circlet richly chased from which are issuant eight thistle-heads (three and two halves visible) Or, and in an Escrol below the Shield this Motto "Dluth Lean Do Dhuthchas Le Durachd". | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on June 25, 1986. | The arms were granted on June 25, 1986. | ||
The arms are largely based on the arms of Sutherland County Council, which covered more or less the same area. Instead of one raven, a horseshoe and a second raven were added. The horseshoe is taken from the old arms of Dornoch. The motto is also taken from the county arms. | The arms are largely based on the arms of Sutherland County Council, which covered more or less the same area. Instead of one raven, a horseshoe and a second raven were added. The horseshoe is taken from the old arms of Dornoch. The motto is also taken from the county arms. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Urquhart, 1974, 19791 | [[Literature]] : Urquhart, 1974, 19791 | ||
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[[Category:Granted 1957]] | [[Category:Granted 1957]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1957]] | [[Category:Granted 1957]] | ||
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