A heraldic template was set for all of these councils comprising a special coronet (a circlet richly chased from which are issuant four thistles leaved (one and two halves visible) Or) and sinister supporter (a unicorn argent).
Blazon: Azure a saltire Argent surmounted at the fess point by an inescutcheon Gules fimbriated Or and charged with two caltraps in chief and a dexter mailed gauntlet paleways in base all Or a bordure counter-compony of the first and second.
Blazon: Azure a saltire Argent surmounted at the fess point by an inescutcheon Gules fimbriated Or and charged with a cross-crosslet fitchee Or a bordure counter-compony of the first and second.
Blazon: Azure a saltire Argent surmounted at the fess point by an inescutcheon Gules fimbriated Or and charged with a sun in splendour Or a bordure counter-compony of the first and second.
Motto: Boreas Domus Mare Amicus Blazon: Azure a base invected barry Argent and Sable the alternate party lines being engrailed and plain a dragon ship Or the sail charged with a raven Proper oars in action Or flag and mast Gules.
Motto: Ardaichidh Fireantachd Cinneach The city district council crown was a circlet richly chased from which were issuant eight thistle heads (three and two halves visible) Or.
Motto: Prudentia Et Candore Blazon: Argent a castle triple-towered and embattled Sable masoned of the first and topped with three fans Gules windows and portcullis shut of the last situated on a rock Proper.
Motto: Look Aboot Ye Blazon: Quarterly 1st Sable a bend bretessed accompanied by six billets Or three in chief and three in base 2nd Gules a stag's head erased with a cross-crosslet fitchee between the attires Or 3rd per pale Gules and Sable in a sea in base undy Argent and Azure a three-masted ship of the 17th century Or in full sail Proper flagged Gold 4th per fess engrailed Azure and Vert in chief a demi-angel Proper attired Argent wings displayed Or and celestially crowned Or holding in either hand a palm branch Vert and in base a bend wavy Argent charged with a bendlet wavy Azure.
Motto: Ane For A' Blazon: Azure on a saltire between two caltraps in chief and base and as many spur rowels in the flanks Argent a lion rampant Gules armed and langued of the first.
Blazon: Azure on a rock Proper two lions supporting a tower with four steps Argent masoned sable windows and portcullis Gules.
Motto: Esto Rupes Inaccessa Blazon: Azure an abbey of three pyramids Argent each charged with a cross pattee Or between in chief dexter a garb and sinister a buckle and in base a lymphad sails furled oars in action all Or.
Motto: Tre Oideas Agus Creideamh Blazon: Azure a galley Or the sail thereof Argent charged with a raven Sable and in chief two crosier heads Or.
Motto: Concordia Et Fidelitas Blazon: Argent two Lochaber axes heads upwards and blades outwards saltirewise intertwined with a chaplet of oak in chief an imperial crown all Proper.
Blazon: Azure issuant from a mount in base an oak tree fructed all Or a bordure Argent charged with four gillyflowers Gules alternately with as many laurel leaves slipped Vert.