Where can I find information about the arms of a burgh, county or local authority?

The pre-eminent historian of Scottish burghs, Roderick Urquhart, published guides to the armory of local authorities in three volumes, which discuss the arms matriculated to burghs and counties (before 1975) and regional, district and island councils between 1975 and 1996, and a third volume discusses the arms of current local authorities. In these volumes, the arms of each local authority is accompanied by a black and white illustration of the arms, details of the matriculation in the Lyon Register, and historical notes on each local authority, especially where local events, individuals or traditional industries have influenced the choice of arms. The arms of pre-1975 burghs and counties are described in R M Urquhart, Scottish Burgh and County Heraldry (Heraldry Today, 1973). The arms of district, regional and island councils 1975-1996 are described in R M Urquhart, Scottish Civic Heraldry (Heraldry Today, 1977) and Scottish Civic Heraldry 2 (Scottish Library Association 2001)