Dingwall Pursuivant
 The heraldic badge of Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms is a current
pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
Dingwall Pursuivant was formerly a
private officer of arms in the service of the Lord of the Isles, but along with Kintyre Pursuivant, Ross Herald, and Islay Herald became an officer of arms to the Scottish Crown when the Lord of the Isles forfeited his estates and titles to James IV of Scotland
in 1493.
The badge of office is A mullet within an annulet rayonnee Or and enfiled in chief of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently vacant.
Holders of the office
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Aikman | 1460 | ||
| David Blyth | 1580 | ||
| David Spens | 1545 | ||
| Sir David Lindsay of Rathillet | 1545 | ||
| John Brown | 1565 | ||
| William Henderson | 1566 | [4] | |
| John Purdy | 1590 | ||
| Daniel Graham | 1596 | ||
| John Yellowlees | 1603 | ||
| Gilbert Hunter | 1617 | ||
| Alexander Murray | 1661 | ||
| Robert Knox | 1668 | ||
| James Dunbar | 1675 | ||
| James Guthrie | 1682 | ||
| David Auchmouty of Drummeldrie | 1712 | ||
|
William Gray | 1718 | |
| Hugh Spark | 1747 | ||
|
William Gordon of Craig and Holm | 1761 | |
| James Mitchell | 1774 | ||
| Robert Thomson | 1795 | ||
| David Alexander | 1823 | ||
| Alexander MacCulloch Anderson | 1828 | ||
| John Neill | 1830 | ||
| Samuel Bough | 1864–1878 | ||
| Vacant | 1878–1939 | ||
|
Major Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig | 1939–1953 | |
| Vacant | 1953–1983 | ||
|
Charles John Burnett | 1983–1988 | [5] |
| Vacant | 1988–2011 | ||
|
Yvonne Holton | 2011–2021 | [6][7] |
| Vacant | 2021–Present |
See also
- Officer of Arms
- Pursuivant
- Court of the Lord Lyon
- Heraldry Society of Scotland
References
- ^ "The Officers of Arms in Scotland". The Court of the Lord Lyon. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
- ^ Grant, Sir Francis James (1945). Court of the Lord Lyon: List of His Majesty's Officers of Arms and Other Officials with Genealogical Notes, 1318-1945. Society.
- ^ Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland, vol. 10 (1913), 489, 515
- ^ "No. 21452". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1983. p. 1959.
- ^ "No. 26958". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 June 2011. p. 1179.
- ^ "Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms". The Court of the Lord Lyon. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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