Scottish Yeomanry

The Scottish Yeomanry
Cap Badge of The Scottish Yeomanry
Active	1992-1999
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Yeomanry
Role	Light reconnaissance
Size	One Regiment
Part of	Royal Armoured Corps
Regimental Headquarters	Inchdrewer House
Motto(s)	All seeing
March	The Garb of Old Gaul
Vehicles	Land Rover Defender
Commanders
Honorary Colonel 1992-97	Lieutenant General Sir Norman Arthur KCB JP
Honorary Colonel 1997-99	Brigadier Melville Jameson CBE DL
Insignia
Abbreviation	SCOTS YEO
Stable Belt Colours
Regimental Tartan (Murray of Atholl)

The Scottish Yeomanry (SCOTS YEO) was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army formed in 1992. It served until 1999 when it was amalgamated with the Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY).

The Scottish Yeomanry was raised on 1 November 1992 as a result of Options for Change with headquarters at Inchdrewer House, Colinton Road, Edinburgh. It was a Land Rover based reconnaissance regiment with a home defence role. The Regiment consisted of a Headquarters and three Sabre Squadrons.

Headquarters Squadron (Edinburgh) was named for the Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry and was formed by the re-roling of 225 Squadron, 154 (Lowland) Regiment Royal Corps of Transport.

"A" (Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry) Squadron (Ayr) was transferred into the new regiment from the QOY where they had been serving on both CVR(W) Fox and other CVR(T) variants.

"B" Squadron (East Kilbride) was named for both The Lanarkshire Yeomanry and The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry and was formed by the re-roling of 222 Squadron, 154 (Lowland) Regiment Royal Corps of Transport.

"C" Squadron (Cupar) was named for the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and Scottish Horse and was formed by the re-roling of 239 (Highland Yeomanry) Squadron, 153 (Highland) Regiment Royal Corps of Transport. Until 1999 "C" Squadron also maintained part of the lineage of the Lovat Scouts.