Islay Herald of Arms is a Scottish herald of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
 The heraldic badge of Islay Herald of Arms | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
The office was first mentioned in 1493. Islay is an island off the west coast of Scotland and was the headquarters of the Lord of the Isles. When the influence of that powerful noble was broken by the King of Scots during the fifteenth century, several names associated with the Lord of the Isles were absorbed and used by the crown.[2]
The badge of office is Two salmon hauriant embowed Proper encircling a lymphad sails furled oars in action two armed men on deck sinister Sable by a flag Gules ensigned of the Crown of Scotland Proper.[3]
The office is currently vacant and was last held by Yvonne Holton.
Holders of the office
edit| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Henry Thomson of Keillour | 1496 | |
| ... Hay | 1531 | ||
| Peter Thomson | 1531 | ||
| Gilbert Lindsay of Trakwan | 1534 | ||
| Peter Morrison | 1552 | ||
| James Purdie of Kinaldies | 1572 | ||
| Patirck Bannatyne | 1588 | ||
| John Blinsele | 1596 | ||
|
Thomas Drysdale | 1617 | |
| James Currie | 1636 | ||
| John Cullen | 1661 | ||
|
John Balsillie | 1667 | |
| William Govan | 1676 | ||
| James Still | 1701 | ||
|
Alexander Martin | 1725 | |
| Valentine White | 1757 | ||
| William Robertson | 1776 | ||
| Robert Grant | 1795 | ||
| John Cook | 1811 | ||
| William Goodall Bayley | 1852 | ||
| Henry Wilson | 1864 | ||
| Vacant | 1884–1981 | ||
|
John Inglis Drever "Don" Pottinger | 1981–1986 | [5] |
| Vacant | 1986–2008 | ||
|
Alastair Campbell of Airds | 2008–2014 (in Extraordinary) | [6] |
|
William David Hamilton Sellar | 2014–2019 (in Extraordinary) | |
| Vacant | 2019–2021 | ||
|
Yvonne Holton | 2021–2024 | [7][8] |
| Vacant | 2024–Present |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Home Court of the Lord Lyon". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Heraldic Titles from the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Dictionary of Period Forms". Julia Smith. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
- ^ Grant, Sir Francis James (1945). Court of the Lord Lyon: List of His Majesty's Officers of Arms and Other Officials with Genealogical Notes, 1318-1945. Society.
- ^ "No. 20923". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 June 1981. p. 780.
- ^ "No. 26645". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2009. p. 2905.
- ^ "New Appointments at the Lyon Court". New Appointments at the Lyon Court. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "islay". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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