Lindsay Arms
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Lindsay Arms

In Scotland, the right to bear the registered Arms or Crest of a family is absolutely confined to the male heir (eldest son) only. All younger sons are required to matriculate their Arms and Crests in Lyon Court when some mark of cadency is added. Though not a regulation, it appears to have been a very frequent practice upon each occasion of such matriculation to entirely alter the Crest, which accounts for the very large number of very different Crests in existence for the same family amongst the Scottish Ordinaries of Arms. Many of these legitimate Crests are seen on Lindsay Arms In Scotland, England and Ireland including the swan, ostrich, eagle, castle and many others.

Thus, there is no such thing as a "Lindsay Arms".  The Arms must belong to an individual to be legitimate.

For purpose of illustration, the navigation bar on the left of this screen provides the link to several of the more well known Lindsay Arms that are currently defined at this web site.

It should be understood that these Arms are those of the specific owners.  Any personal use of these Arms by anyone other than the registered owners is illegal and in poor taste.