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List of Scottish flags

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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Scotland. Other flags used in Scotland, as well as the rest of the United Kingdom can be found at list of British flags.

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""The Two Flags of Scotland"". Historic UK. Ben Johnson. The saltire appears to have become the official national flag in 1385 when the Parliament of Scotland agreed that Scottish soldiers should wear the white cross as a distinguishing mark. In such times flags and banners were important to identify opposing forces in heat of battle.

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"Barra flag wins official recognition after long campaign". 23 November 2017.

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Flag Register particulars

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Since 1385^[1] (832 According to Legend)	Flag of Scotland, also known as the Saint Andrew's Cross or The Saltire	A white saltire on a sky blue field
	Since 1385^[1] (832 According to Legend)		A vertical white saltire on a sky blue field.

Date	Use	Description
Since 1837	Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland	A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom used exclusively in Scotland by the sovereign. An alternative form is used elsewhere.^[2]
Since 1222^[3]	Royal Banner of Scotland	A banner of the ancient Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland, now officially used in Scotland by representatives of the sovereign, including the First Minister of Scotland (as keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland), the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, and Lord Lieutenants within their lieutenancies.^[2]^[4] This flag is also used at the royal residences of Holyrood Palace and Balmoral Castle when the sovereign is not present.
	Standard of the Duke of Rothesay	The Royal Banner of Scotland defaced with a label of three points.
Since 1974^[5]	Personal banner of the 23rd Duke of Rothesay	The personal banner of the current Duke, Prince William. The arms are based upon those of the Chief of Clan Stewart of Appin, and represent in the 1st and 4th quarters the title of Great Steward of Scotland whilst the 2nd and 3rd quarters represent the title of Lord of the Isles. In the centre, to difference the arms from those of Appin, is placed an escutcheon bearing the arms of the heir apparent to the King of Scots.^[2]
Since 2022	Standard of the Queen used in Scotland	The Standard of Queen Camilla, namely the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland, impaled with the arms of her father, Bruce Shand.
Since 2018	Standard of the Earl of Dumbarton	The Standard of Prince Harry, namely the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland, defaced with a label of five points, the first, centre and fifth points bearing a red scallop.
Since 1986	Standard of the Earl of Inverness	The Standard of Prince Andrew, namely the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland defaced with a label of three points, the centre point bearing a blue anchor.^[2]
Since 1999	Standard of the Duke of Edinburgh	The Standard of Prince Edward, namely the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland defaced with a label of three points, the centre point bearing a Tudor Rose.^[2]
Since 1987	Standard of the Princess Royal used in Scotland	The Standard of Princess Anne, namely the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland defaced with a label of three points, the first and third points bearing a St George's Cross, the centre point bearing a red heart.^[2]

Date	Use	Description
Since 2023	Flag of Aberdeenshire	Divided gold and purple, with a white castle bearing an ancient crown, also divided purple and gold.^[6]
Since 2023	Flag of Banffshire	A white bridge over blue water on a gold background with a sun the canton.
Since 2023	Flag of Berwickshire	A horozontal blue and green bicolour divided in the middle by a white chain, with a leaping silver salmon in the blue section, and a curved gold ear of barley in the green section.
Since 2016	Flag of Caithness	Black, with a blue Scandinavian Cross fimbriated in gold, and a galley in the upper hoist.^[7]
Since 2018	Flag of East Lothian (Haddingtonshire)	A blue field with a gold saltire voided blue; over all a lozenge with a lion rampant.^[8]
Since 2016	Flag of Kirkcudbrightshire	A green and white quartered field bearing the Cross of St Cuthbert (from whom the county is named).^[9]
Since 2023	Flag of Morayshire	A wavy blue and gold background with a golden garb on a green hoist
Since 2007	Flag of Orkney	Red, with a blue Nordic Cross outlined in yellow that extends to the edges of the flag. The colours from the Royal Standards of Scotland and of Norway and the Flag of Scotland.^[7]
Since 2005 Created 1969	Flag of Shetland	Blue, with a white Nordic Cross. The colours of the Scottish flag.^[7]
Since 2018	Flag of Sutherland	White, with a black nordic cross and black Saltire, and a gold eight-pointed star where the crosses intersect, representing the sun rising position within the Scottish sky. The white represents the former arms of the Sutherland County Council, while the black represents dark skies and the peat of the Flow Country.^[10]^[11]

Date	Use	Description
Since 2017	Flag of Barra	Green, with a white Scandinavian Cross showing the ancestry of the people and places names of Barra. The green represents the green of the Barra Isles.^[12]
	Flag of the Outer Hebrides	Flag of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Council of the Western Isles), sometimes used to represent the Outer Hebrides as a whole.
Since 2018	Flag of Tiree	'The Sun of Barley': green, with twelve barley stalks in a wheel pattern. The green represents the fertility of the isle and the 'barley sun' its reputation as the 'sunshine isle' and the name 'Land of Barley' (Tìr an Eòrna).^[13]
Since 2017	Flag of South Uist^[14]^[15]^[16]	A green flag bearing a blue Scandinavian Cross fimbriated in white
Since 2020	Flag of Skye	Blue, with a yellow Scandinavian Cross entwined with a white circle. The flag brings together elements of the island’s Viking and Celtic heritage and depicts a birlinn boat with five oars – one for every area of the island.^[17]
Since 2002	Flag of Gigha	Green field with the logo of the Gigha Heritage Trust in the centre. The logo contains the words "THE ISLE OF GIGHA - HERITAGE TRUST" and in the middle contains an illustration of the Carragh an Tarbert standing stone.

Date	Use	Description
1927	Proposed flag of Angus	A heraldic flag derived from the arms of Angus Council, consisting of four quarters containing a red crowned lion passant, a gold cinquefoil, a blue-white checked strip crossed with buckled red belt, and a depiction of the heart of Robert the Bruce to represent the four ancient earldoms of Angus.^[18]
Since 2021	Flag of Maryhill	The shape is supposed to represent a narrow boat travelling down the Forth and Clyde canal. The red represents the community's passion, the black Maryhill's industrial past, and the blue represents the River Kelvin as well as the Forth and Clyde canal.^[19]
?	Flag of South Lanarkshire^[20]	Split in half by two shades of blue by an "S" shape, representing the first letter of the area's name. The crest of South Lanarkshire is in the centre.

List_of_Scottish_flags

List of Scottish flags

National flag

Royal flags

Government flags

Counties, regions, and cities

Counties

Islands

Local authorities, towns and cities

Historical flags

University flags

Organisations

Notes

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Edinburgh Napier University	A flag diagonally divided by white and red - white in the top and fly, red in the hoist and bottom.
		Flag of the University of Edinburgh	A blue saltire on a white field, with a thistle in the upper quarter, a castle in the lower quarter, and an open book in the centre of the saltire. It is a banner of the University's coat of arms.
		Flag of the University of Glasgow
		Flag of the University of St Andrews	A banner of the University's coat of arms.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Ensign of the Northern Lighthouse Board	A Blue Ensign defaced with a lighthouse
		Commissioner's flag of the Northern Lighthouse Board	A White Ensign with a pre-1801 Union Flag in the canton, defaced with a lighthouse
		Flag of the Church of Scotland	The flag of Scotland with the burning bush in the centre.
		Flag of the Diocese of Brechin	A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms.
		Flag of the Scottish Republican Socialist Movement	The flag of Scotland on the left side of a red flag, with a golden Triquetra knot in the centre of the red section.