With thanks to Rob Gordon for a great colour copy of the Blantyre Coat of Arms. Heraldry like this can explain a lot about intent or reputation. Blantyre’s Coat of Arms is rather complicated with a LOT going on and being far from simple. Prominently, overarching everything going on is the Latin motto ‘Sola Juvat […]
This is the coat of arms of Blantyreferme, one of Blantyre’s oldest farming hamlets. In 1598 within the Great Seal of Scotland, Lord Blantyre was given lands of Blantyre, which included Blantyr-ferme (Blantyre Ferme). The name is a corruption of the old name of Fermeblantyre and even in those early times, Blantyreferme had existed for hundreds of years. […]