Falkland Pursuivant
# Falkland Pursuivant

Falkland Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.

The title was first mentioned in 1493 and it is derived from the Royal Palace of the same name located in Fife. The title is often used for a Pursuivant Extraordinary: an officer who is not part of the ordinary complement of the Court but is called to duty when needed.

The badge of office is A stag lodged reguardant Gules, gorged of a coronet of four fleur-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.

The office is currently held by Colin C. Russell. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.

## Holders of the office

| Name | Dates of tenure |
| - | - |
| Alexander Guthrie | 1532 |
| Lt-Col. John William Balfour Paul of Cakemuir | 1927–1939 |
| Iain Moncreiffe | 1952–1953 (in Extraordinary) |
| David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle | 16–29 June 1953 (in Extraordinary) |
| David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle | 27 June – 10 July 1955 |
| Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight | 1957–1958 (in Extraordinary) |
| David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle | 15–28 October 1962 (in Extraordinary) |
| David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle | 28 June – 11 July 1963 |
| Maj. Charles John Shaw of Tordarroch | 10 June – 31 August 1966 (in Extraordinary) |
| Maj. David Maitland-Titterton | 1969–1971 (in Extraordinary) |
| Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton | 7–14 July 1973 (in Extraordinary) |
| George Way of Plean | 2016–2017 (in Extraordinary) |
| Roderick Macpherson | 2018–2021 (in Extraordinary) |
| Colin C. Russell | 2021–Present (in Extraordinary) |
