| Tradition: | Gallo-British |
| Jurisdiction: | Scotland |
| Authority: | Court of the Lord Lyon |
Ormond Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary (also spelt Ormonde) is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
The office was probably instituted around the same time as the creation of James Stewart, second son of James III of Scotland, as Marquess of Ormonde in 1476. There is a mention of Ormond being sent with letters to the Earl of Angus in 1488.
The badge of office is A mullet gyronny of ten Or and Gules five fleur-de-lys Gules in the angles between the points surmounted of a coronet of four fleur de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattée (one and two-halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently vacant and was last held by John Stirling, WS. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[3]
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Scrimgeour of Glaster | 1501 | |||
| Alexander Oliphant | 1557 | |||
| Martin Udwart | 1566 | |||
| Alexander MacCulloch | 1569 | |||
| John Gledstanes of Quothquhan | 1577 | |||
| David Gardner | 1607 | |||
| James Currie | 1622 | |||
| Adam Clerk | 1636 | |||
| Patrick Murdoch | 1641 | |||
| Mungo Murray | 1661 | |||
| James Spence | 1668 | |||
| William Smith | 1701 | |||
| John Turner | 1708 | |||
| Alexander Martin | 1710 | |||
| George Dick | 1725 | |||
| Patrick Begbie | 1769 | |||
| James Lawrie | 1782 | |||
| William Allan | 1807 | |||
| Edward Livingstone | 1834 | |||
| George Goldie | 1835 | |||
| Andrew Paterson | 1840 | |||
| John Brown | 1855 | |||
| Vacant | 1879–1971 | |||
| Maj. David Maitland-Titterton | 1971–1982 | |||
| Vacant | 1982–2009 | |||
| Mark Dennis (officer of arms) | Mark D. Dennis | 2009–2017 | ||
| Vacant | 2017–2021 | |||
| John Stirling, WS | 2021–2024 | [5] [6] | ||
| Vacant | 2024-Present | |||