| Tradition: | Scottish |
| Jurisdiction: | Scotland |
| Authority: | Court of the Lord Lyon |
Carrick Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
The title is derived from the Earldom of Carrick, one of the titles borne by Robert the Bruce before his succession to the crown. The arms of the Earldom are Argent, a chevron Gules, hence the chevron in the pursuivant's badge. The earliest known reference to the office is from 1364.
The badge is blazoned: A chevron Gules enfiled of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[1]
The current Carrick Pursuivant is Professor Gillian Black. She took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation in her previous role of Linlithgow Pursuivant alongside her predecessor as Carrick Pursuivant George Way of Plean.[2]
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Trupour | 1364 | ||
| ... (was Rothesay Herald) | 1478 | ||
| James Anderson | 1526 | ||
| James Wallace | 1531 | ||
| John Paterson | 1538 | ||
| Alexander Forrester | 1557 | [4] | |
| Robert Campbell | 1582 | ||
| James Cunningham | 1617 | ||
| Alexander Neilson | 1622 | ||
| John Spence of Brunstane | 1633 | ||
| Gideon Weir | 1633 | ||
| John Sawers | 1637 | ||
| Thomas Allan | 1661 | ||
| Willian Glover | 1672 | ||
| Robert Glover | 1672 | ||
| John Young | 1678 | ||
| Patrick Wilson | 1679 | ||
| Harry Armstrong | 1699 | ||
| Robert Brown | 1706 | ||
| George Brodie | 1747 | ||
| William Douglas | 1753 | ||
| Malcolm Grant | 1771 | ||
| John Grieve | 1790 | ||
| John Young | 1818 | ||
| James Gillon | 1827 | ||
| William Anderson | 1833 | ||
| William Dunnett | 1836 | ||
| Henry Wilson | 1855 | ||
| Archibald Thornburn | 1864 | ||
| Vacant | 1872–1879 | ||
| Sir James William Mitchell, Baronet | 1879 | ||
| John Spence | 1879–1883 | ||
| John Grant | 1883–1884 | ||
| William Macfarlane Wylie | 1884–1886 | ||
| Sir Francis James Grant | 1886–1898 | ||
| William Rae Macdonald | 1898–1907 | ||
| Sir Duncan Alexander Dundas Campbell, Baronet | 1907-1926 | ||
| Sir Thomas Innes of Learney | 1926-1935 | ||
| Sir Alexander Hay Seton, Baronet | 1935–1939 | ||
| Alexander James Stevenson | 1939–1946 | ||
| Sir James Monteith Grant | 1946–1957 | ||
| Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight | 1958–1971 | ||
| David John Wilson Reid of Robertland | 1972–1974 | ||
| John Alexander Spens | 1974–1985 | ||
| Vacant | 1985–1992 | ||
| Elizabeth Ann Roads | 1992–2010 | ||
| Vacant | 2010–2017 | ||
| George Way of Plean | 2017–2024 | [5] | |
| Prof. Gillian Black | 2024–Present | [6] | |