The right hand side of the Arms (as seen by the observer) is the same as the Arms of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the bottom left quadrant, from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire East, and the top left quadrant - the unicorn from the Cunninghame family crest.

In 1995, it was decided to matriculate (register) the Lodge Arms with the Court of the Lord Lyon.  Lodge Craigends is one of only eighteen daughter lodges and six Provincial Grand Lodges under the holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland to have a matriculated Coat of Arms.

Up until this point, the unicorn's head was gold in colour, but the Lord Lyon insisted that it should be registered as silver, as the gold unicorn was already registered.  The Lodge tie had to be redesigned to accommodate this alteration, although some traditionalists still insist on wearing the "old" tie.  The extract from the matriculation hangs proudly in the Lodge room.  It has been reproduced below:

The extract reads:

Extract of Matriculation of the Arms of Lodge Craigends No 1042

Ian Climson, Master, and William John Fleming, Past Master and Secretary, having by petition unto the Lord Lyon King of Arms of date 12 October 1995 and for and on behalf of Lodge Craigends No 1042, The Masonic Hall, Bridge Street, Linwood, Paisley in the county of Renfrew, Shewn that the said Lodge was established in Linwood of date 7 May 1908 under a charter granted by The Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland; that certain Ensigns Armorial were recorded in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland (Volume 27, Folio 62) of date 20 October 1927 in name of the said Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland, and the petitioners having prayed that the aforesaid Ensigns Armorial might be matriculated of new for and in name of the said Lodge Craigends No 1042 with a suitable difference.

The Lord Lyon King of Arms by Interlocutor of date 29 February 1996 granted warrant to the Lyon Clerk to matriculate in the public register of all arms and bearings in Scotland in name of the petitioners for Lodge Craigends No 1042 the following Ensigns Armorial, VIDELICET:

Per pale, dexter, Azure, a barrulet wavy Or between in chief a unicorn's head couped Argent gorged with a collar chequy Azure and Or and in base a lymphad sails furled Argent, on a Shield Or pendent therefrom a fess chequy Azure and Argent, the prow ensigned with a moon decrescent environed of seven mullets Argent and the stern with a sun in splendour Or; sinister, Vert, on a chevron Or between three towers Proper a pair of compasses extended chevronwise sable.

And in an Escrol below the same this motto "TRUST IN GOD"

Matriculated the 22nd day of July 1996.  Extracted Furth of the 57th page of the 79th Volume of the Public Register of all Arms and Bearings in Scotland this 25th day of July 1996.

[Signed] Elizabeth A Roads

Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records