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This
Armorial
Achievement
was granted to
Jessica
Frances
Highfield by
the Lord Lyon
King of Arms
of Scotland.
The Armiger is
the
step-daughter
of Mark Paul
Lindley-Highfield
of Ballumbie
Castle (0172), on whose Arms the present
Grant is
based, and is
the daughter
of Bethan
Frances Marion
Lindley-Highfield
of Ballumbie
Castle,
daughter of
John Worthy
Musselwhite
(sometime
Captain,
Monmouthshire
Regiment) and
his wife,
Frances
Margaret
Huish.
The chief (top
half) of the
shield
represents the
armiger's
step-father's
ownership of
Ballumbie
Castle in
Angus. The
fess chequey
is an allusion
to her
step-father
having been
the 14th Baron
of Cartsburn,
which
anciently was
held of the
Prince and
Great Steward
of Scotland as
Baron of
Renfrew, and
also alludes
to his
membership of
The Stewart
Society and
life
membership of
the Royal
Stuart
Society. The
base of the
shield
contains a
wild daffodil
flower,
representing
the Armiger's
connection
with Wales
through both
her mother's
and her
step-father's
Welsh
ancestry.
The colours of
the Arms are
symbolic of
the thistle,
indicative of
the Armiger's
family's love
for Scotland,
which is also
alluded to in
the colours of
the castle,
based on those
of the
Saltire, the
national flag.
The motto,
Fortis in
Unitate,
translates as
'Strength in
Unity', which
is a reply to
her
step-father's
motto,
Fortiores
Coniuncti, or
'Together
Stronger'.
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