Falkland Pursuivant

Falkland Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]

Falkland Pursuivant
The heraldic badge of Falkland Pursuivant of Arms
 
Heraldic traditionGallo-British
JurisdictionScotland
Governing bodyCourt of the Lord Lyon

The title was first mentioned in 1493 and it is derived from the Royal Palace of the same name located in Fife. The title is often used for a Pursuivant Extraordinary: an officer who is not part of the ordinary complement of the Court but is called to duty when needed.

The badge of office is A stag lodged reguardant Gules, gorged of a coronet of four fleur-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]

The office is currently held by Colin C. Russell. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[3]


Holders of the office
Arms Name Dates of tenure Ref[4]
Alexander Guthrie 1532
Lt-Col. John William Balfour Paul of Cakemuir 1927–1939
Iain Moncreiffe 1952–1953 (in Extraordinary)
David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle 16–29 June 1953 (in Extraordinary) [5]
27 June – 10 July 1955 [6]
Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight 1957–1958 (in Extraordinary) [7]
David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle 15–28 October 1962 (in Extraordinary) [8]
28 June – 11 July 1963 [9]
Maj. Charles John Shaw of Tordarroch 10 June – 31 August 1966 (in Extraordinary) [10]
Maj. David Maitland-Titterton 1969–1971 (in Extraordinary) [11]
Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton 7–14 July 1973 (in Extraordinary) [12]
George Way of Plean 2016–2017 (in Extraordinary) [13]
Roderick Macpherson 2018–2021 (in Extraordinary) [14]
Colin C. Russell 2021–Present (in Extraordinary) [15][16]

See also

References
  1. "H.M. Officers of Arms , The Heraldry Society of Scotland - UK Heraldry". Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
  3. "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. "No. 17086". The Edinburgh Gazette. 26 June 1953. p. 353.
  6. "No. 17303". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 July 1955. p. 412.
  7. "No. 17507". The Edinburgh Gazette. 31 May 1957. p. 327.
  8. "No. 18080". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 October 1962. p. 648.
  9. "No. 18151". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 June 1963. p. 449.
  10. "No. 18473". The Edinburgh Gazette. 8 July 1966. p. 540.
  11. "No. 18792". The Edinburgh Gazette. 22 July 1969. p. 543.
  12. "No. 19264". The Edinburgh Gazette. 22 June 1973. p. 729.
  13. "No. 27666". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 January 2016. p. 90.
  14. "Falkland". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  15. "New Appointments at the Lyon Court". New Appointments at the Lyon Court. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  16. "Falkland". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2018.


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