Linlithgow Pursuivant

Linlithgow Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.

Linlithgow Pursuivant

The heraldic badge of Linlithgow Pursuivant of Arms
Heraldic tradition	Gallo-British
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Governing body	Court of the Lord Lyon

This title is locative in origin, and is derived from the name of a royal burgh of Linlithgow and palace of the same name.^[1] The title is often used for a Pursuivant Extraordinary.

The badge of office is A greyhound bitch passant Sable ensigned of a coronet of four fleur de lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.^[2]

The office is currently vacant and was last held by Professor^[3] Gillian Black. As Linlithgow Pursuivant Black took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.^[4]

Holders of the office

Arms	Name	Dates of tenure	Ref[5]
	Gilbert Guthrie	1572
	John Inglis Drever "Don" Pottinger	1953 (in Extraordinary)	[6]
	Elizabeth Ann Roads	1987 (temporary appointment)	[7]
	John Charles Grossmith George	2001–2005 (in Extraordinary)	[8]
	Christopher Roads	2012 (in Extraordinary)	[9]
	Liam Devlin	2014–2016 (in Extraordinary)	[10]
	John Stirling	2016–2021 (in Extraordinary)	[11]
	Professor Gillian Black	2021–2024 (in Extraordinary)	[12][13]

See also

• Officer of Arms
• Pursuivant
• Court of the Lord Lyon
• Heraldry Society of Scotland