Editing Aberdeen (section)

===Coat of arms and motto===
The arms and banner of the city show three silver towers on red. This motif dates from at least the time of [[Robert the Bruce]] and represents the buildings that stood on the three hills of medieval Aberdeen: Aberdeen Castle on Castle Hill (today's [[Castlegate, Aberdeen|Castlegate]]); the city gate on Port Hill; and a church on St&nbsp;Catherine's Hill (now levelled).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/councils/councilfirst1.html|title=Aberdeen City|access-date=15 May 2007|author=Gazetteer for Scotland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613171026/http://www.scottish-places.info/councils/councilfirst1.html|archive-date=13 June 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

"Bon Accord" is the [[motto]] of the city and is French for "Good Agreement". Legend tells that its use dates from a password used by Robert the Bruce during the 14th century [[Wars of Scottish Independence]], when he and his men laid siege to the English-held Aberdeen Castle before destroying it in 1308.<ref name="keith" /> It is still widely present in the city, throughout street names, business names and the city's [[Bon Accord Centre|Bon Accord]] shopping mall.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bon Accord & St Nicholas|url = http://bonaccordandstnicholas.com/|publisher = bonaccordandstnicholas.com|access-date = 17 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081026083320/http://www.bonaccordandstnicholas.com/|archive-date = 26 October 2008|url-status = usurped}}</ref>

The shield in the coat of arms is [[supporters (heraldry)|supported]] by two [[leopard]]s. A local magazine is called the "Leopard" and, when Union Bridge was widened in the 20th century, small statues of the creature in a sitting position were cast and placed on top of the railing posts (known locally as Kelly's Cats). The city's toast is "Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-publishing.com/Pages/AberdeenOG/introducing.html|title=Aberdeen Official Guide|publisher=Aberdeen City Council|access-date=17 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218082352/http://www.british-publishing.com/Pages/AberdeenOG/introducing.html|archive-date=18 February 2007|url-status=usurped}}</ref>