We mark the feastday of St Columba by showing his picture in the first and fourth grandquarters of the arms of The College of the Holy Spirit, Cumbrae recorded in 1874. The other grandquarters show the arms of the 6th Earl of Glasgow who commissioned the building from architect William Butterfield.
The Lord Lyon has granted arms to Richard Bowen Gillie. The artist is Garry Millie.
The Lord Lyon, Rothesay Herald and Carrick Pursuivant were in attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The Lord High Commissioner is His Grace The Prince William KT, Earl of Strathearn; the Moderator is Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC.
The Lord Lyon has given an interview to Scottish Legal News. It can be read here: https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/sln-interview-a-modernising-lord-lyon One or two errors have crept into the text, over which Lyon had no editorial control, but it is very pleasing that heraldry was given such effective promotion.
The Office of the Lord Lyon is marking International Women's Day by tweeting some examples of female coat of arms throughout the day.
This entry, from Volume One of the Public Register, has no exemplification but it is included here because it was the very first for a woman in her own right - the "puissant princess" the Duchess of Buccleuch and she is granted a shield, crest and motto.
The Office of the Lord Lyon is marking International Women's Day by tweeting some examples of female coat of arms throughout the day.
This is the earliest entry we have shown today: Frances Evans Gordon, 1859. It may not be obvious here, but the gold pigment is remarkably well-preserved.
The Office of the Lord Lyon is marking International Women's Day by tweeting some examples of female coat of arms throughout the day.
Here are the arms of Dame Mary Dunbar-Brander of Pitgaveny, matriculated in 1854.
The Office of the Lord Lyon is marking International Women's Day by tweeting some examples of female coat of arms throughout the day.
Here now are the arms of Ellen Dunlop of Shieldhill, matriculated in 1926. She also recorded a crest for her heirs.
The Office of the Lord Lyon is marking International Women's Day by tweeting some examples of female coat of arms throughout the day.
Our next example is the arms of Helena Stewart-Mackenzie of Seaforth, matriculated in 1944.
The Office of the Lord Lyon is marking International Women's Day by tweeting some examples of female coat of arms throughout the day.
We continue with the arms matriculated in 1965 by Dame Maureen Dunbar, who was that rara avis, a baronetess, having inherited the Baronetcy of Hempriggs.
The Office of the Lord Lyon is marking International Women's Day by tweeting some examples of female coat of arms throughout the day.
We continue with the arms of the Countess of Seafield, matriculated in 1913.
