Unicorn Pursuivant
 The heraldic badge of Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
The title was created after 1381, and derived from the unicorn. One of these beasts is used as a supporter for the royal arms of Scotland, and as a royal badge.
The badge of office is A unicorn couchant Argent, horded, unguled, maned and tufted Or gorged 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 held by Liam Devlin, Esq. He was appointed to this post on 6 January 2016.[3]
Office bearers
- 1860– ?: Stuart Moodie Livingstone (d.1902)
- 1902–1925: John Horne Stevenson (1855-1939)
- 1935–1929: Sir John Mackintosh Norman MacLeod, 2nd Baronet
- 1929–1939: Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson
- 1939–1953: Gordon Dalyell of the Binns
- 1955–1961: Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk
- 1961–1981: Don Pottinger[4]
- 1981–1986: Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw
- 1986–2008: Alastair Campbell of Airds
- 2008–2012: The Hon. Adam Bruce[5]
- 2012–2015: John Malden
- 2016–present: Liam Devlin
See also
References
- ^ "The Officers of Arms in Scotland". The Court of the Lord Lyon. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
- ^ http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/1016.html
- ^ Edinburgh Gazette, 30 December 1960
- ^ Edinburgh Gazette, 19 June 2009
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