Tour Scotland photograph of the town coat of arms in the Burgh Chambers in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. The arms were granted on April 6, 1938. Burntisland town and harbour belonged from ancient times to Dunfermline Abbey. It was created a Royal Burgh by King James V in 1541. The arms repeat the device on the Burgh seal, a device said to have been used by Burntisland for centuries. The ship refers to the town's long history as a seaport and its connection in more modern times with shipbuilding. The red and gold colours of Fife are used; they are also the colours of Wemyss, a family which once owned all the lands in the neighbourhood.
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