CHRISTMAS 2024
The Lord Lyon and all at the Lyon Office wish you a restful and enjoyable
festive break; our Offices will be closed from the morning of 24 December 2024
although the phone lines will be open until noon that day. We re-open in 2025
on Monday 6 January 2025.
Office of the Lord Lyon
H.M. New Register House,
Edinburgh, EH1 3YT
tel: 0131 556 7255
email: lyonoffice@gov.scot
Situated at the East End of Princes Street, opposite Waverley
Station, the Lyon Office is pleased to receive enquiries by
telephone on 0131 556 7255 (+ 44 (0)131 556 7255), by email to
lyonoffice@gov.scot and by post to The Court of the Lord Lyon,
H.M. New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT. The Lyon
Office welcomes members of the public by appointment
between 10.00 am and 4pm Monday to Friday. To arrange an
appointment please contact the Lyon Office by email
lyonoffice@gov.scot., by telephone or by post. Our Office Hours
are 9.a.m. - 4.30p.m. Please note that the Officers of Arms are
not based in the Lyon Office so if you wish to meet one, you
should make an appointment through the Office.
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Who’s who in the Lyon Office
Arms of the Glasgow Fishmongers Company 1924
The Court of the Lord Lyon
Scotland’s Heraldic Authority
COATS OF ARMS
Creations of the Stuart monarchs, the Officers of Arms are
members of the Royal Household in Scotland.
Following an Act of Parliament of 1867, the Lord Lyon is
assisted by three Heralds-in-Ordinary, three
Pursuivants-in-Ordinary and a variable number of Officers
Extraordinary.
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Current Officers of Arms
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Ceremonial Gallery
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Messengers-at-Arms
OFFICERS OF ARMS
The Lord Lyon and Scottish Officers of Arms in Westminster Hall after the Coronation 2023
The Lord Lyon Society, Registered Charity Number SC050846, was set up in 2022 under the
patronage of HRH The Princess Royal, to give our Scottish and international public the
opportunity to contribute to the conservation and digitization of the Public Register of All
Arms and Bearings in Scotland. This will not only protect an unique part of our national
patrimony but will, in the longer term provide free access to the Register and its related Court
Books. If you are interested in helping, please click on the badge for further details.
Led by the Herald Painter, Clare McCrory, a team of
skilled artists and calligraphers is engaged by the Lyon
Office to produce paintings on vellum of all grants and
matriculations and then to copy them into the Register.
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Artists and Calligraphers
