Snawdoun Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a current
Scottish herald of arms in Ordinary of the
Court of the Lord Lyon.
The office was first mentioned in 1443 and the title is derived from a part of
Stirling Castle which bore the same name. The previous Snawdoun Herald of Arms to serve retired in 1883.
The office was last held by
Elizabeth A. Roads, former
Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records
Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records is a legal and heraldic office in Scotland. The holder of this office is appointed by the Crown, and like the Lord Lyon King of Arms receives an annual salary. Lyon Clerk's duties include heraldic research, the ...
for the
Court of the Lord Lyon in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...
. She was appointed to this post on the 17 December 2010,
and retired in 2021.
The
badge of office is ''Issuant from battlements Proper a unicorn’s head erased Argent, horned and crined and grasping in his mouth the sword Excalibur Or all ensigned of the Crown of Scotland Proper.'' The granting of this badge completed the devising of badges for all the ordinary and regularly used extraordinary officer of arms titles.
Holders of the office
See also
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Officer of Arms
An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:
* to control and initiate armorial matters;
* to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state;
* to conserve a ...
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Herald
A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms.
Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen to ...
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Court of the Lord Lyon
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Heraldry Society of Scotland
The Heraldry Society of Scotland was founded in 1977 with the aim of improving the study of heraldry.
The Society's arms feature a Saint Andrew's Cross with silver thistles and a red shield. Their crest is a herald wearing a tabard of the arms, an ...
References
External links
The Court of the Lord Lyon
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Court of the Lord Lyon
Offices of arms
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