Rothesay Herald was a guest at the annual William Souter Poetry Lecture in the neo-classical hall of Masonic Lodge Scone and Perth no3. The Matriculation of the Lodge Arms hangs in the Hall and the wall painting depicts the foundation of Scone Abbey by King Alexander I in 1175 AD.
The Lord Lyon was delighted to welcome Consul General of Japan in Edinburgh, Katsutoshi Takeda & Deputy Consul General, Ms Minori Ishii to the Lyon Office for a visit and tour.
Rothesay Herald attended the 100th Kate Kennedy Procession today - where the outstanding contribution of the late Mark Dennis CStJ sometime Ross Herald Extraordinary to the heraldic art and costumes of the event was recognised.
The indefatigable Kevn Greig (far left in the photograph) of the Lyon Office attended the annual Remembrance gathering at Culloden today. What a splendid display of flags.
Happy #NationalUnicornDay2026! We mark it this year with the crest of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope.
We also have some unicorns for you to colour in: shorturl.at/5YSU7
We mark Scottish Tartan Day with the arms granted to the Scottish Tartans Authority in 2004.
Azure, fretty Argent, in chief a shuttle and in base an pen book Proper binding and fore-edges Gules.
The crest is a hand in pale Proper holding an ell measure Sable.
Happy Easter to all our followers! Appropriately here are the Arms of the Corporation of the Town of Perth, Ontario, granted in 1980 before Canada had its own Heraldic Authority, showing the Paschal Lamb.
Blazon: Gules a Holy Lamb passant reguardant, staff and cross Argent with the banner of St Andrew Proper all within an orle of the Second.
From our files 200 years ago today: the arms of Arthur Nicolson of Lochend, Zetland. "Or three falcons' heads erased Gules armed Argent."
For over 70 years, March 23rd has been designated World Meteorological Day. Here are the arms of His Majesty's Astronomer Royal for Scotland, a post created in 1834 and granted arms in 1996. Bleu celeste, on a pale Or voided Sable between two James Short reflecting telescopes, that on the dexter in bend sinister and that on the sinister in bend, both mounted upon tripods Or, eight mullets Argent (representing the constellation Orion) and on a chief Azure with a fillet in base Or a saltire Argent and in the centre point an open crown Or. You may be interested in some more information as to James Short and his reflecting telescopes: https://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/.../shorts-telescope
The Lord Lyon has been appointed to Chair the Legacy Group to create a lasting memorial in Scotland to Queen Elizabeth.
https://www.gov.scot/news/plans-to-honour-queen-elizabeth/
“I am honoured to have the opportunity to develop and advise on a Scottish memorial to Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her extraordinary reign and dedicated life of public service. I am determined to create the space for a truly Scottish memorial and delighted to be working alongside such a talented group of individuals to do so."
