McLachlan Grant and Matriculation

 The Honourable Andrew Lockhart McLachlan, granted arms in 2020:

William Stewart Michielin McLachlan, second son of the above, matriculated 2025, with a bordure Or for difference.

Alasdair Lockhart Michielin McLachlan, third son, matriculated 2025, with a bordure Argent for difference.

The arms were painted by Clare McCrory, Herald Painter.

Blazon: Azure three salmon Or fretted on a chief wavy Argent three crosses pattée fitchée Gules.

Crest: a demi marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) rampant Gules ( charged, in the son's cases, on the shoulder with a Maltese cross Sable fimbriated Argent) holding between its paws a flagstaff bendwise sinister Sable from which flies a square flag Sable charged with a rising sun Or.

New Grant of Arms

 The Lord Lyon has granted arms to Dr Brady Thomas McNulty. The artist was Gayle Page. 

Blazon: Azure on a bend Argent three dog paw prints Sable between two wolves' heads erased Argent langued Gules.

Crest: a demi beagle hound howling Proper gorged of an antique crown 

Port Stones of Glasgow

 As part of its 850th anniversary celebrations, the City of Glasgow, in association with the Trades House, Merchants House and Dean of Guild Trust has commissioned stones carved in Caithness stone to mark the four ancient ports or gates into the City.

The East port stone

The north port stone

The south port stone

The west port stone

  

New Matriculation of Arms

 The Lord Lyon has matriculated the arms of Christopher Edward Chapman. The artist was Sarah Coomer.

Falkland Promotion

 We are delighted to announce that Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary, Major Neil Kilpatrick Cargill MVO has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel: we send our well-deserved congratulations to Lt Col Cargill.

Girvan Community Flag

 The Ayrshire town of Girvan unveiled the winning community flag designed by local primary schoolgirl, Winter Ingram, as part of the town's Harbour Gala weekend. Bute and March Pursuivants took part in the ceremony and were then honoured with a tour of the RNLI lifeboat.

Aboyne Highland Games

 The Lord Lyon took part in the opening procession of Aboyne Highland Games today, accompanied by Rothesay Herald and Falkland Pursuivant. Lyon presented a signed recognition of 60 years of service to Aboyne Highland Games to James Malcolm Marcus Humphrey of Dinnet CBE OStJ DL.

Crail Museum

 On the 1st August the Lord Lyon attended the unveiling at  Crail Museum by Willie Rennie MSP of the restored painting "Crail Harbour and Village from the Sea " by David Owen Martin (1865-1936). The painting was  donated by Miss Jones of Crail in 1981.

Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola

 Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In the 1680s James VII invited the Jesuits to open one of their colleges in Edinburgh at Holyroodhouse. Despite the ecumenical intentions, the "Colledge",  like the Thistle Chapel, did not survive the mob.

Award for Lyon

 The American Scottish Foundation has today announced the 2025 Wallace Award winner, namely Dr Joe Morrow, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, for his leadership of the Court of the Lord Lyon. Previous recipients include Sir Sean Connery, Sir Tom Farmer and Lord Robertson of Port Ellen.

Musselburgh Ridings

 The Lord Lyon as The Sasher 25 attended the Musselburgh Festival Ridings lead by the Honest Lad and Honest Lass. The Ridings paid tribute at the Memorial to the Surrender of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567 on Carberry Hill.

Winner of HSS Print

 The Lord Lyon presented Brady Brim DeForest with the print the latter won at auction of the specially  commissioned painting of the Honours of Scotland which Lyon kindly donated to the Heraldry Society of Scotland as a fund-raiser. Robert Ross and Kevin Greig were there representing the Society.

Lyon to be Sasher

 The Lord Lyon is honoured to be the Sasher for the 2025 Musselburgh Festival this week; yesterday he took part in the Kirkin and Sashing ceremony, thanking last year’s, and sashing in this year’s Honest Lad and Lass in the North Esk Church.