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''' FORT WILLIAM''' | ''' FORT WILLIAM''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1975 [[Lochaber]] District Council (1996 [[Highland]] Area Council) | Incorporated into: 1975 [[Lochaber]] District Council (1996 [[Highland]] Area Council) | ||
[[File:fortwilliam.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:fortwilliam.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Argent, two Lochaber axes, heads upwards and blades outwards, saltirewise, intertwined with a chaplet of oak; in chief an imperial crown, all Proper. | Argent, two Lochaber axes, heads upwards and blades outwards, saltirewise, intertwined with a chaplet of oak; in chief an imperial crown, all Proper. | ||
[Above the Shield is placed a Burghal coronet] and in an Escrol under the Shield this Motto "A D'h Aindeoin Co Theireadhe". | [Above the Shield is placed a Burghal coronet] and in an Escrol under the Shield this Motto "A D'h Aindeoin Co Theireadhe". | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on June 17, 1930. | The arms were granted on June 17, 1930. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:fortwilliamseal.jpg|350 px|center|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | |align="center"|[[File:fortwilliamseal.jpg|350 px|center|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | ||
|align="center"|[[File:fortwilliam.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:fortwilliam.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Porteous, 1906; Urquhart, 1974 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Porteous, 1906; Urquhart, 1974 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities F]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities F]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1930]] | [[Category:Granted 1930]] | ||