at the treaty of perth in 1266, norway relinquished its claim to the hebrides and man, and they became part of scotland. in 1292, argyll was created a shire and "the barons of all argyll and the foreigners’ isles", which had preceded the kingdom of scotland, became eligible to attend the "scots" parliament – appearing in the record of the parliament at st. andrews in 1309. historically they have a chapeau, "gules doubled ermines", ermines being white tails on black.