Skye and Lochalsh it a stag's head from the arms of Mackenzie of Kintail for the Lochalsh area. The gold coronet above the arms was a special pattern reserved for the arms of Scottish district councils, and was topped by thistle-heads. Skye and Lochalsh Skye and Lochalsh () is one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region of Scotland. The main offices of the Skye and Lochalsh district council were in Portree, on the Isle of Skye. As statutory local government areas, the region and districts were created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and abolished
Languages of the Isle of Man is also known as Classical Gaelic. Many of the island's placenames are Norse in origin, e.g. Laxey, Ramsey, and so are some of the island's institutions e.g. Tynwald ("Þingvóllr"). A few Norse inscriptions remain. There seems to be evidence that the island once spoke a form of P-Celtic before it became Gaelicised. There is little evidence of this in placenames however. Latin and French have been used in ceremonial purposes, e.g. legal use, and mottos, as in the UK. Languages of the Isle of Man The main language of the Isle of Man is English, predominantly the Manx English dialect.