This article is about the Scottish officer of arms. For a Scottish newspaper, see The Orkney Herald.
Orkney Herald
The heraldic badge of Orkney Herald of Arms
Heraldic tradition
Gallo-British
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Governing body
Court of the Lord Lyon
Orkney Herald of Arms is a Scottish herald of arms in the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
The title is locative in origin, from the Orkney Isles or the creation of the Earls of Orkney. It was probably created in late period.[2]
The badge of office is Two dragons’ heads erased and addorsed their necks entwined Or breathing flames of fire Gules all ensigned of the Crown of Scotland Proper.[3]
The office was last held by Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight, the former Lord Lyon King of Arms. He was appointed to this post on 9 February 2001. The office became vacant upon his death in September 2020.[4]
^"The Officers of Arms in Scotland". The Court of the Lord Lyon. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
^"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.
^"No. 25116". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 November 2001. p. 2663.
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