Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland

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heraldic register public register

The Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland is the official national record of legally granted and recorded coats of arms and heraldic bearings in Scotland.

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Label	Occurrences
Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland canonical	5

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1885221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
Context triple: [Court of the Lord Lyon, maintains, Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland]

A. Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.
B. Murray of Atholl arms
The Murray of Atholl arms are the heraldic coat of arms historically associated with the noble Murray family of Atholl in Scotland.
C. Campbell of Argyll arms
The Campbell of Argyll arms are the heraldic bearings of the powerful Scottish Campbell family, historically associated with the Dukes of Argyll and the clan’s prominence in the Scottish Highlands.
D. Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.
E. Scottish heraldry
Scottish heraldry is the distinct system of coats of arms and armorial traditions in Scotland, governed by strict legal regulation and characterized by symbols such as the saltire, thistle, and unicorn.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
Target entity description: The Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland is the official national record of legally granted and recorded coats of arms and heraldic bearings in Scotland.

A. Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.
B. Murray of Atholl arms
The Murray of Atholl arms are the heraldic coat of arms historically associated with the noble Murray family of Atholl in Scotland.
C. Campbell of Argyll arms
The Campbell of Argyll arms are the heraldic bearings of the powerful Scottish Campbell family, historically associated with the Dukes of Argyll and the clan’s prominence in the Scottish Highlands.
D. Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.
E. Scottish heraldry
Scottish heraldry is the distinct system of coats of arms and armorial traditions in Scotland, governed by strict legal regulation and characterized by symbols such as the saltire, thistle, and unicorn.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic register ⓘ public register ⓘ
access	publicly accessible under certain conditions ⓘ
administeredBy	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
authority	Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
category	Scottish legal register ⓘ heraldic authority record ⓘ
contains	blazons of arms ⓘ dates of grants or matriculations ⓘ names of armigers ⓘ pictorial representations of arms ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
enforcedBy	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
function	to document lawful armorial bearings in Scotland ⓘ to prevent unlawful assumption of arms in Scotland ⓘ
governedBy	Scottish heraldic law ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
language	Scots law context ⓘ
legalEffect	constitutes official proof of entitlement to arms in Scotland ⓘ
legalStatus	statutory register ⓘ
maintainedBy	Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
medium	illustrated armorial entries ⓘ manuscript volumes ⓘ
officialStatus	official national record of coats of arms in Scotland ⓘ
purpose	evidence in legal disputes over arms ⓘ public record of armorial bearings ⓘ regulation of heraldry in Scotland ⓘ
records	coats of arms ⓘ heraldic bearings ⓘ legally granted arms ⓘ legally recorded arms ⓘ
regionServed	Scotland ⓘ
relatedTo	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ Lyon King of Arms Act 1672 ⓘ surface form: Lyon King of Arms Act Scottish heraldry ⓘ
scope	arms granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms ⓘ arms recorded for clans and families ⓘ arms recorded for corporate bodies ⓘ arms recorded for individuals ⓘ heraldic arms used in Scotland ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Court of the Lord Lyon → maintains → Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ

Scottish heraldry → maintainsRegister → Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ

Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records → responsibleFor → Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ

Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon → relatedTo → Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ

Lyon Court → maintains → Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ

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