| Tradition: | Gallo-British |
| Jurisdiction: | Scotland |
| Authority: | Court of the Lord Lyon |
Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
The title was created after 1381, and derived from the unicorn. One of these beasts is used as a supporter for the royal arms of Scotland, and as a royal badge.
The badge of office is A unicorn couchant Argent, horned, unguled, maned and tufted Or gorged of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently held by Roderick Alexander Macpherson. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[3]
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fraser | 1426 | |||
| Adam Wallace of Craigie | 1467 | |||
| William Niven | 1500 | |||
| Thomas Pettigrew of Magdalensyde | 1507 | |||
| John Balfour | 1528 | |||
| Robert Hart | 1543 | |||
| William Hardy | 1554 | |||
| Alexander McCulloch | 1560 | |||
| Peter Ramsay | 1567 | |||
| Thomas Barrye | 1570 | |||
| Robert Fraser | 1585 | |||
| John Ramsay | 1599 | |||
| James Fuirde | 1617 | |||
| John Borthwick | 1619 | |||
| Thomas Fuirde | 1633 | |||
| George Wight | 1635 | |||
| Andrew Littlejohn | 1636 | |||
| Andrew Aitchinson | 1646 | |||
| William Malcolm | 1660 | |||
| William Hume | 1683 | |||
| Sir William Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1707 | |||
| James Kirkwood | 1715 | |||
| Charles Gordon | 1719 | |||
| William Boyd | 1741 | |||
| James Strachan | 1760 | |||
| Thomas Husband | 1764 | |||
| William Douglas | 1764 | |||
| Robert Grant | 1790 | |||
| David Anderson | 1796 | |||
| David Taylor | 1806 | |||
| James Cook | 1825 | |||
| James Sinclair | 1845–1859 | |||
| Andrew Gillman | 1859–1860 | |||
| Stuart Moodie Livingstone | 1860–1902 | |||
| John Horne Stevenson | 1902–1925 | |||
| Sir John Mackintosh Norman MacLeod, Baronet | 1925–1929 | |||
| Lt-Col. Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson | 1929–1939 | |||
| Lt-Col. Gordon Dalyell of the Binns | 1939–1953 | |||
| Vacant | 1953–1955 | |||
| Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Baronet | 1955–1961 | |||
| John Inglis Drever "Don" Pottinger | 1961–1981 | |||
| Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Baronet | 1981–1986 | |||
| Alastair Campbell of Airds | 1986–2008 | |||
| The Hon. Adam Bruce | 2008–2012 | |||
| Reginald John Malden | 2012–2015 | |||
| Liam Devlin | 2016–2021 | [5] | ||
| Roderick Alexander Macpherson | 2021–Present | [6] [7] |