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March Pursuivant of Arms is a
Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
pursuivant of arms of the
Court of the Lord Lyon The Court of the Lord Lyon (the Lyon Court) is a standing court of law, based in New Register House in Edinburgh, which regulates heraldry in Scotland. The Lyon Court maintains the register of grants of arms, known as the Public Register of All A ...
. The office was first mentioned in 1515 and it is associated with the part of the Border area that was known as the Marches, i.e. the whole border area. The
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is ''a demi lion rampant holding a rose Gules and gorged with a coronet of four fleur de lys (two visible) and four crosses pattée (one and two halves visible) Or.''Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, Vol.88 Fol.61 The office is currently held by Philip Tibbetts, Esq.


Holders of the office


See also

* Officer of Arms * Pursuivant *
Court of the Lord Lyon The Court of the Lord Lyon (the Lyon Court) is a standing court of law, based in New Register House in Edinburgh, which regulates heraldry in Scotland. The Lyon Court maintains the register of grants of arms, known as the Public Register of All A ...
* Heraldry Society of Scotland


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External links


The Court of the Lord Lyon
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