Pile (heraldry) - Other Things 'in Pile' or 'pilewise'

Other Things 'in Pile' or 'pilewise'

A collection of charges in a converging arrangement may be blazoned as pilewise or in pile.

• 104th Infantry Regiment, USA: Per chevron enhanced argent and azure, in chief a cross gules, between six mullets pilewise a crenelated torch of the first flamant of three of the third, and in base an Indian arrowhead point to base of the first.

• Flag of the Duchy of Cornwall: Sable, fifteen bezants in pile. See also City of Cornwall, Canada.

• Pawlets (England): Sable, three swords in pile, points in base, argent, hilted gules, a crescent for difference.

• Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, USA: Azure, on a pile reversed between four parachutes deployed in pile reversed, argent, a pick axe paleways, head upwards, sable, surmounted by two lighting bolts in bend, tenny, surmounted by a double warded key in bend sinister, wards to base sable.

• Badge of Merseyside Metropolitan Council (England): On a roundel azure three mural crowns conjoined in pile or, in base two barrulets argent.

• Crest of 184th Ordnance Battalion, USA: From a wreath argent and azure, a castle sable charged with a fleur-de-lis or surmounted by two machetes pilewise handle and hilt gules, blades argent, overall an oriental dragon passant or.