The Court of the Lord Lyon is the heraldic authority for Scotland and deals with all matters relating to Scottish Heraldry and Coats of Arms and maintains the Scottish Public Registers of Arms and Genealogies.
The Lord Lyon King of Arms is also responsible for State Ceremonial in Scotland.
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Guidance as regards the holding of a Derbhfine or Family Convention
Note regarding Lyon's Decision in the Petition of Willi Ernst Sturzenegger of Arran
General guidance regarding Baronial Additaments and Territorial Designations
Note relating to baronies - 4 December 2009
New Thistle Chapel book - October 2009
If you're an overseas visitor researching your Scottish Ancestry these pages may help you track down your:
Coats of Arms | Clans | Tartans
John Spens tendered his resignation as Albany Herald of Arms on Monday 4th April 2011 with immediate effect. He has given distinguished service as an Officer of Arms under four Lyons, initially as Carrick Pursuivant for eleven years from 1974-1985, and then as Albany Herald for upwards of twenty five years from 1985-2011.
Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon: Alexander M. S. Green, Esq., Advocate in Aberdeen
Herald Painter at the Court of the Lord Lyon: Yvonne Holton
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