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The arms are granted on January 14, 1958. | The arms are granted on January 14, 1958. | ||
Stornoway | Stornoway was created a Burgh of Barony in 1607 and became a Police Burgh in 1863. | ||
The arms are based on the Burgh seal from 1892; the ship and the fish symbolise the fishing industry and the castle is the old Castle of Stornoway. | The arms are based on the Burgh seal from 1892; the ship and the fish symbolise the fishing industry and the castle is the old Castle of Stornoway. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:stornowayz1.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal from 1892 | |align="center"|[[File:stornowayz1.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal from 1892 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:stornoway1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a local signpost ([http://galenote.blogspot.nl/2008/08/signposts-for-stornoway-pedestrians.html Source]) | |||
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