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The '''Heraldry Society of Scotland''' was founded in 1977 with the aim of improving the study of heraldry.

The Society's arms feature a Saint Andrew's Cross with silver thistles and a red shield. Their crest is a herald wearing a [[tabard]] of the arms, and their motto is ''Tak Tent of Armes'', Scots for "take notice of arms".

==History==
The society was founded in 1977 and was a notable part of a scholastic revival of heraldry that occurred in Scotland in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/237108 |title=Scotland's Historic Heraldry (review) |first=Katie |last=Stevenson |journal=[[The Scottish Historical Review]] |volume=87 |number=1 (223) |date=April 2008 |pages=151–152 |doi=10.1353/shr.0.0012|s2cid=162384814 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 1986 the society's St Andrew Lecture was presented by [[John Brooke-Little]], in his capacity of  [[Norroy and Ulster King of Arms]], the first official visit to Scotland by an English herald since 1639.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/john-brooke-little-1-1106814 |title=John Brooke-Little |work=The Scotsman |date=20 February 2006 |accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref>

In 2001 it registered with the [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC012038#results |title=Charity Details: Heraldry Society Of Scotland, SC012038 |publisher=[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]] |accessdate=26 February 2018}}</ref>

In 2003 the society commissioned a crown for the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]] at the cost of around £10,000, to replace the crown that was last seen in the 17th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/lord-lyon-gets-his-crown-back-1-1291530 |title=Lord Lyon gets his crown back |work=The Scotsman |date=13 July 2003 |accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref> The next year the society assisted [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Colin Powell]] when he sought to register a coat of arms to mark his Scottish ancestry.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3706699.stm |title=Powell in Scotland 'arms' search |work=[[BBC News]] |date=12 May 2004 |accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref>

The Society also participated, in conjunction with the [[Scottish Genealogy Society]], in the planning of the [[XXVIIth International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences]] which was convened in [[St Andrews]] in August 2006.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/archive/2006/title,43134,en.php |title=Raising the flag for St Andrews |publisher=[[University of St Andrews]] |date=17 August 2006 |accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref>

In 2008, the chairman of the society commented on the coat of arms used by [[Donald Trump]], noting that it broke several conventions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/trump-hits-the-waive-of-a-crest-1-1155410 |title= Trump hits the waive of a crest |first=Lindsay |last=McIntosh |work=The Scotsman |date=15 February 2008 |accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>

==Office holders==
{{As of|2021}}, the Society's President is Dr. Joseph J. Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms and the Chairman Edward J.H. Mallinson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/office-holders.html |title=Office holders |publisher=Heraldry Society of Scotland |accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref> The Heraldic painter [[Romilly Squire of Rubislaw]] was chairman for two terms 2002–2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-romilly-squire-of-rubislaw-heraldic-artist-1-4325917 |title=Obituary: Romilly Squire of Rubislaw, heraldic artist |work=The Scotsman |date=27 December 2016 |accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref>

The Heraldry Society publishes a journal entitled ''The Double Tressure'' ({{ISSN|0141-237X}}).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/colin-powell-proud-to-be-a-scot-1-530532 |title=Colin Powell proud to be a Scot |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=11 May 2004|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>  It also produces a newsletter entitled ''Tak Tent''. There is a large quantity of information on the society's website.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.journalonline.co.uk/Magazine/56-2/1009298.aspx |title=Website review |first=Ian |last=Nisbet |journal=The Journal |publisher=[[The Law Society of Scotland]] |date=14 February 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
* American Heraldry Society
* [[Committee on Heraldry of the New England Historic Genealogical Society]]
* [[The Heraldry Society]]
* [[Royal Heraldry Society of Canada]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk The Heraldry Society of Scotland]
* [http://heraldrysocietyofscotland.blogspot.co.uk/ The Heraldry Society of Scotland membership secretary's blogspot page]

[[Category:Heraldic societies]]
[[Category:Heritage organisations in Scotland]]
[[Category:Scottish heraldry]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1977]]


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