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Philip Tibbetts’s proposal for this county features a wavy red and white field, a reference to arms anciently used in the locality of Mentieth<\/p>\n
which now forms part of the county. Blue and white wavy stripes are a traditional heraldic representation of a water course and here recall the importance of the region’s waters. Additionally this is a reference to the county’s reputation, because of\u00a0its aquatic\u00a0geography,\u00a0of dividing the nation and having to be bridged – hence the strategic importance of the town of\u00a0Stirling, something of a bridge to the north.\u00a0A sense of this importance may be gauged from this mediaeval map of Scotland<\/p>\n The north of Scotland is shown almost as an island and labelled as SCOCIA ULTRA MARINA (Scotland beyond the sea), it’s linked to the rest of Britain by the narrow thread of\u00a0Stirling Bridge.<\/p>\n A couchant wolf is the emblem used by\u00a0both Stirling County Rugby Club<\/p>\n and Stirling Cricket Club<\/p>\n and it also appears\u00a0as a supporter on the local civic arms<\/p>\n The wolf’s appearance in these various local insignia recalls a legend that a wolf prevented an enemy attack by howling and waking the locals. The flag is coloured red, white and black in recognition of the use of these colours by\u00a0the aforementioned sports teams<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Philip Tibbetts’s proposal for this county features a wavy red and white field, a reference to arms anciently used in the locality of Mentieth which now forms part of the county. Blue and white wavy stripes are a traditional heraldic representation of a water course … Continue reading ![\"Menteith\"](\"http:\/\/flags.abcounties.com\/files\/2014\/02\/Menteith.jpg\")
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