Editing Perthshire (section)

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] of the County of Perth appears to have been granted for use on the colours and standards of the volunteer and militia units of the county raised at the end of the eighteenth century. The [[Robert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull|Earl of Kinnoull]], a native of Perthshire, and commanding officer of the Perthshire Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry, was also [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]] at the time, and he presented the arms to the county in 1800. The grant document was discovered in the Lyon Office in 1890, and forwarded to the newly formed Perth County Council.

The shield is very similar to the [[royal arms of Scotland|Scottish royal arms]], reflecting that Perthshire was the home county of the [[House of Dunkeld]] and contains the former royal capital, [[Scone, Perth and Kinross|Scone]]. Further royal references are made on the [[canton (heraldry)|canton]], which shows [[Scone Palace]] surmounted by the [[Crown of Scotland]]. The [[crest (heraldry)|crest]] is a Highland soldier, reflecting that the famous [[Black Watch]] were formed in the county.<ref>{{cite book|title=Arms of the County Councils of Scotland|first=David|last=Patton|location=Port Charlotte|publisher=Argyll Reproductions Ltd|date=1977}}</ref> The supporters are an eagle and a warhorse, the former from the arms of the city of Perth.