The Court of the Lord Lyon

Scotland’s Heraldic Authority

Notes and Judgments of the Lord Lyon

GUIDANCE NOTES

Guidance Note: Succession of Chiefs of Clans and Families 16/12/2021

Guidance Note: Succession to a Scottish Peerage or Nova Scotian Baronetcy 1/5/2016

Guidance Note: On Petitioning for Arms

CASES

Note and Decision: Pringle Findings and Reasons 19/0/2020

Note and Decision: Chiefship of Name and Arms of Carruthers 19/9/2019

Note and Decision: Baronetcy of Inglis of Nether Cramond 4/12/2018

Note and Decision: Chiefship of Name and Arms of Buchanan 28/9/2018

Note in Petition: Petition of George David Menking concerning Feudal Dignities

30/4/2015

Note in Petition: Petition of John Gerald McDonnell concerning recognition as a Clan

Chief 10/11/2014

Note in Petition: Petition of Sir John Christopher Foggo Montgomery Cuninghame of

Kilmaurs 17/09/2014

Interlocutor and Note in Petition: Petition of ROBERT ALEC SNOW IRVING OF

BONSHAW Chief of the Name and Arms of Irving of Bonshaw 25/8/2014

Interlocutor and Note in Petition: Interlocutor in the Petition of DOUGLAS IAIN

BABINGTON SMITH of CRAIGEND 12/5/2011

Note in Petition: WILLI ERNST STURZENEGGER of ARRAN 10/2/2006

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