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.
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 coat is the arms of The Countess of Mar in a fine painting by Mark Dennis, formerly Ross Herald Extraordinary.
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 begin with the arms of the Countess of Errol:
Tributes have been flowing in to our dear friend and former herald, Mark Dennis (1951-2025) who died suddenly on Friday and whose artistry ...
