Bute Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
The title of the office derives from the Isle of Bute, which was the personal property of the Scottish monarchs.
The badge of office is A lymphad Sable, flagged Gules in full sail Or charged of a fess chequy Azure and Argent, the yard surmounted of a coronet of four fleur-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.
As of 2024, the current holder of the office is Colin Russell (latterly Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary).
Holders of the office ArmsName Date of appointmentRefRobert Hart1528Peter Thomson1535Adam MacCulloch1554John Calder1561John Binsele1590William MacKiesoun1598Eleazor Mackesone1616John Thomson1636William Malcolm1647James Alisone1661John Hoge1675John Wright1704Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet1707George Glass1715Alexander Thomson1724John Douglas1765George Douglas of Torquhine1768Archibald Campbell1776Alexander Law1796Daniel Menzies1821Ebenezer Macgeorge1822David Littlejohn1833William Goodall Bayley1838Walter Ferguson1851Robert Spence Livingstone1884Andrew Munro Ross1885John Thomas Loth1888James Keir Lamont1899Vacant1901–2001William David Hamilton Sellar2001–2008Vacant2008–2024Colin Russell2024–Present
See also Officer of Arms Pursuivant Court of the Lord Lyon Heraldry Society of Scotland
References
External links The Court of the Lord Lyon
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