Scottish Heraldry

Scotland, arguably, has the richest and most regulated form of heraldry in the world and as a result it can boast that it possesses the purest system of heraldry in existence today. Although a coat of arms belongs only to the original grantee and his direct heirs, and its display is regulated by The Court of the Lord Lyon with the full power of the law to prosecute transgressors, Scotland is quite possibly unique in that practically everyone can enjoy heraldry in the form of the clansman’s crest badge.

	The Lyon Court of Scotland The Court of the Lord Lyon		Heraldry Society The Heraldry Society of Scotland
	Armorial Register The International Register of Arms		How to read a Coat of Arms by Martin Goldstraw of Whitecairns, FSA Scot.
	Beginners Heraldry by Mark Harden Baron of Cowdenknowes		McGeachie Armorial Roll by David James McGeachie

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