Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
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.
The office is currently vacant.
Holders of the office ArmsName Date of appointmentRefJames Aikman1460David Blyth1580David Spens1545Sir David Lindsay of Rathillet1545John Brown1565William Henderson1566Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland, vol. 10 (1913), 489, 515John Purdy1590Daniel Graham1596John Yellowlees1603Gilbert Hunter1617Alexander Murray1661Robert Knox1668James Dunbar1675James Guthrie1682David Auchmouty of Drummeldrie1712William Gray1718Hugh Spark1747William Gordon of Craig and Holm1761James Mitchell1774Robert Thomson1795David Alexander1823Alexander MacCulloch Anderson1828John Neill1830Samuel Bough1864–1878Vacant1878–1939Major Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig1939–1953Vacant1953–1983Charles John Burnett1983–1988Vacant1988–2011Yvonne Holton2011–2021Vacant2021–Present
See also Officer of Arms Pursuivant Court of the Lord Lyon Heraldry Society of Scotland
References
External links The Court of the Lord Lyon
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