Original: R.M. Urquhart, Scottish Burgh and county Heraldry, London, 1973 On November 12, 1975, the arms were regranted to Berwickshire District Council.
Simplified: R.M. Urquhart, Scottish Burgh and county Heraldry, London, 1973 On 12 November 1975 the Lord Lyon gave the arms again to Berwickshire District Council.