A town sign for Stewarton

Town and village signs are emblems depicting the heritage, history and culture of the areas they represent.

The Stewarton town sign will feature the Stewarton Coat of Arms and the date of ‘The Great Agreement’ of 1650.

A team of volunteers will bring different ages together to work on the sign to aid their wellbeing, gain skills and help employability.

Planning permission has been received to site the new town sign at The Cross near the new Community Hub. Display boards will also be placed nearby explaining the history of our town.

Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms is described in the public Register of all Arms and Bearing in Scotland as follows:

Per pale Or and Azure: a fess chequy per pale, dexter of the Second and Argent, sinister of the Third and Gules, surmounted of a shakefork, Sable overall, all between a bonnet of the second, with a round tassel of the Fourth, and an annulet of the First, stoned of the Fourth, in chief, and another similar bonnet and a mullet of the Third in base.

Above the Shield is placed a coronet a circlet richly chased from which are issuant four thistle leaves(one and two halves visible) and four pine cones (two visible) or, and in an Escrol below the same this Motto "Knit Weel."

By demonstration of which Ensigns Armorial the Stewarton and District Community is, amongst all Nobles and in all Places of Honor, to be taken, numbered, accounted and received as an Incorporation Noble in the Noblesse of Scotland.

Great Agreement

On 12th April 1650 'The Great Agreement' was signed. This was a contract between Sir Alexander Cunninghame, Laird of Corsehill and Deacon Heritable of the Bonnet Court of Corsehill and Gavin Naismith, deacon of the Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers of Glasgow.

Thanks

Our thanks to Stewarton Community Council for permission to use the Stewarton Coat of Arms, Stewarton Initiatives for siting the sign and Donald Lochrie, Architect.

More information

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/coats-of-arms/public-register-of-arms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewarton_coat_of_arms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewarton

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