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Quarterly: 1st, Azure, three garbs Or; 2nd, Azure, a bend between six cross-crosslets fitchee Or; 3rd, Or, a fess chequy Argent and Azure between three open crowns Gules; 4th, Azure, three boars' heads couped Or. | Quarterly: 1st, Azure, three garbs Or; 2nd, Azure, a bend between six cross-crosslets fitchee Or; 3rd, Or, a fess chequy Argent and Azure between three open crowns Gules; 4th, Azure, three boars' heads couped Or. | ||
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The arms were granted on July 11, 1890. | The arms were granted on July 11, 1890. | ||
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ABERDEENSHIRE
County
Incorporated into : 1975 Grampian Regional Council (1996 Aberdeenshire District Council)
Official blazon
Quarterly: 1st, Azure, three garbs Or; 2nd, Azure, a bend between six cross-crosslets fitchee Or; 3rd, Or, a fess chequy Argent and Azure between three open crowns Gules; 4th, Azure, three boars' heads couped Or.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 11, 1890.
The arms represent the four main historic parts of the County. The 1st quarter has the arms of the ancient Earldom of Buchan, the 2nd those of the Earldom of Mar, the 3rd those of the Lordship of Garioch, and the 4th those of the Chief of Clan Gordon, for Strathbogie and the other Gordon lands in the County
Area Council
Additions : 1996 Banff and Buchan (1975 Aberchirder, Banff, Fraserburgh, Macduff, Peterhead, Portsoy, Rosehearty, Turriff), Gordon (1975 Ellon, Huntly, Inverurie, Kintore, Old Meldrum), Kincardine and Deeside (1975 Ballater, Banchory, Inverbervie, Laurencekirk, Stonehaven)districts of the Grampian region
The council has no arms.
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