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Sheriff George Way of Plean CStJ
Armorial Bearings of Sheriff George Way of Plean CStJ
HM Rothesay Herald
Quarterly 1st and 4th Azure three luces haurient Argent in chief and an anchor with the crossbar supporting a pair of balances Or in base (for Way of Plean); 2nd Grand-quarterly the Arms of Romilly Squire 3rd per fess enarched Gules and Or, in chief two Chinese lotus flowers Argent and in base an open crown of the First (for Gauld). PRAABS vol. 87 fol. 77
The title of Rothesay Herald was created in 1398 when the
Dukedom of Rothesay, the first Dukedom in Scotland, was
created by Robert III for his son, David, as heir to the
throne. The Duke of Rothesay continues to this day as the
Scottish title for the heir to the throne, known otherwise as
the Prince of Wales. The herald’s badge was designed by
Sir Thomas Innes of Learney in 1952.
Sheriff in the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife since 2009, and Senior Sheriff
since 2021, Sheriff George Way of Plean was appointed Falkland Pursuivant
Extraordinary in 2014, advanced to Carrick Pursuivant in 2017 and then to
Rothesay Herald in 2024. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
He was Secretary to the Standing Council of Scottish Clan Chiefs 1985-2003,
appointed Solicitor Advocate 2003, President of the Society of Solicitors to the
Courts 2002-2005, and Procurator Fiscal to the Lyon Court 2003-2010.
In 2017, he published the revised edition of the Clan Encyclopedia,
edited with the aid of the late Romilly Squire. He became an Officer of
the Venerable Order of St John in 2018, promoted to Commandr in 2024 and in July
2021 was appointed Genealogist of the Scottish Priory. He is also a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts, Chancellor of the Diocese of Brechin (Scottish Episcopal
Church) and a Member of the Scottish Civil Justice Council.
He holds the Golden & Platinum Jubilee Medals and the Coronation Medal.
Rothesay Heralds since 1455
1479 Anon. 1507 Anon Banelee 1533 Robert Hart 1557 Sir David Lindsay of Rathillet 1568 John Forman 1574 Florens Douglas 1597 James Borthwick 1607 William Craig 1633 John Spence of Wormiston 1661 James Ewing 1667 Hierome Spence of Brunstane 1633 William Glover
1697 Walter Melville
1718 David Erskine
1724 George Glass
1746 John Brodie
1753 George Brodie
1790 William Douglas
1804 Robert Dick
1822 James Lorimer of Kellyfield
1879 Sir James William Mitchell of Westshore, Baronet
1898 Sir Francis James Grant
1929 Sir John Mackintosh Norman MacLeod of Fuinary, Baronet
1939 Lt-Col. Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson CVO
1986 Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Baronet, LVO QC
2021 Liam Devlin
2024 Sheriff George Way of Plean CStJ
