Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden

 We record with sadness the death of Sir Norman Somerville Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, KT, DL, FRSE. We extend our sincere condoleces to Lady Macfarlane and her family.

Lord Macfarlane's arms were granted (Volume 78 folio 22) in 1994 before he was created a Knight of the Thistle. The blazon is:

Argent, a saltire engrailed between four roses Gules, on a chief Azure a billet bendways between in dexter two quill pens in saltire Argent and in sinister a stalk of barley with three ears conjoined at the stalk, slipped and bladed all Or.

Crest: a demi-bull Sable horned, unguled and winged Or, charged on the shoulder with a roundel gyronny of eight Or and Sable, ensigned with a cross crosslet fitchée Or.

Supporters: Two Macfarlane clansmen of the 18th century each with a single feather in hsi bonnet, a targe resting against the exterior leg and holding a sword in the exterior hand, all Proper, the said supporters being limited to his Lordship for life.