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This is a list offlags that are used exclusively inScotland. Otherflags used inScotland, as well as the rest of theUnited Kingdom can be found atlist of British flags.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Since 1385[1] (832 According to Legend)	Flag of Scotland, also known as theSaint Andrew's Cross or The Saltire	A whitesaltire on asky blue,navy blue, or royal blue (Pantone 300 medium blue) field
			A vertical whitesaltire on asky blue,navy blue, or royal blue (Pantone 300 medium blue) field.

A white saltire on a Pantone 300 medium blue per Scottish National Flag Code.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Since 1998	Royal Standard of theUnited Kingdom used in Scotland	Abanner of theRoyal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom used exclusively in Scotland by thesovereign. An alternative form is used elsewhere.[2]
	Since 1222[3]	Royal Banner of Scotland	A banner of the ancientRoyal Coat of Arms of Scotland, now officially used in Scotland by representatives of the sovereign, including theFirst Minister of Scotland (as keeper of theGreat Seal of Scotland), theLord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, theLord Lyon King of Arms, andLord Lieutenants within their lieutenancies.[2][4] This flag is also used at theroyal residences ofHolyrood Palace andBalmoral Castle when the sovereign is not present.
		Standard of theDuke of Rothesay	The Royal Banner of Scotlanddefaced with alabel 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 theChief ofClan Stewart of Appin, and represent in the 1st and 4th quarters the title ofGreat Steward of Scotland whilst the 2nd and 3rd quarters represent the title ofLord of the Isles. In the centre, to difference the arms from those of Appin, is placed anescutcheon bearing the arms of theheir apparent to theKing of Scots.[2]
	Since 2022	Standard of theQueen used in Scotland	The Standard ofQueen Camilla, namely the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland, impaled with the arms of her father,Bruce Shand.[6]
	Since 2018	Standard of theEarl of Dumbarton	The Standard ofPrince 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 1998	Standard ofAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor	The Standard of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, 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 theDuke of Edinburgh	The Standard ofPrince Edward, namely the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland defaced with a label of three points, the centre point bearing aTudor Rose.[2]
	Since 1998	Standard of thePrincess Royal used in Scotland	The Standard ofPrincess 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 aSt George's Cross, the centre point bearing a red heart.[2]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Theensign used aboard ships of theScottish Government, such as the patrol boats ofMarine Scotland[citation needed]	A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the former Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency[citation needed]

Flag	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.[7]
	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 horizontal 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 blueScandinavian Cross fimbriated in gold, and a galley in the upper hoist.[8]
	Since 2018	Flag of East Lothian (Haddingtonshire)	A blue field with a gold saltire voided blue; over all a lozenge with a lion rampant.[9]
	Since 2016	Flag of Kirkcudbrightshire	A green and white quartered field bearing the Cross ofSt Cuthbert (from whom the county is named).[10]
	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.[8]
	Since 2005Created 1969	Flag of Shetland	Blue, with a white Nordic Cross. The colours of the Scottish flag.[8]
	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 theFlow Country.[11][12]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Since 2017	Flag ofBarra	Green, with a whiteScandinavian Cross showing the ancestry of the people and places names of Barra. The green represents the green of the Barra Isles.[13]
		Flag of theOuter Hebrides	Flag of theComhairle nan Eilean Siar (Council of the Western Isles), sometimes used to represent the Outer Hebrides as a whole.
	Since 2018	Flag ofTiree	'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).[14]
	Since 2017	Flag ofSouth Uist[15][16][17]	A green flag bearing a blueScandinavian Cross fimbriated in white
	Since 2020	Flag ofSkye	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.[18]
	Since 2002	Flag ofGigha	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 Tarbertstanding stone.
		Flag ofGreat Bernera	A white saltire on a red and blue field. The top and bottom are red and have a whitetriskelion, composed of three armoured legs and a whitelymphad respectively. The hoist and fly are blue and have a white rock in flames each.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1927	Proposed flag ofAngus	Aheraldic 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 thefour ancient earldoms of Angus.[19]
	Since 2025	Flag ofBothwell
	Since 2025	Flag ofEmbo
	Since 2025	Flag ofGirvan
	Since 2021	Flag ofMaryhill	The shape is supposed to represent a narrow boat travelling down theForth and Clyde canal. The red represents the community's passion, the black Maryhill's industrial past, and the blue represents theRiver Kelvin as well as the Forth and Clyde canal.[20]
	?	Flag ofSouth Lanarkshire[21]	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.
	1673	Flag ofDundee	Three lilies in a vase in white/silver on a blue field, aheraldic flag taken from the city council'scoat of arms.[22]
	1732	Flag ofEdinburgh	Aheraldic flag derived from the arms of Edinburgh Council.[23][24]
	1866	Flag ofGlasgow	A banner of the city's coat of arms.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Since 1222[3]	Royal Banner of Scotland	A banner of the ancientRoyal Coat of Arms of Scotland, now officially used in Scotland by representatives of the sovereign, including theFirst Minister of Scotland (as keeper of theGreat Seal of Scotland), theLord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, theLord Lyon King of Arms, andLord Lieutenants within their lieutenancies.[2][4] This flag is also used at theroyal residences ofHolyrood Palace andBalmoral Castle when the sovereign is not present.
	Until 1707	Scottish Red Ensign, used by theRoyal Scottish Navy	ARed Ensign with the Flag of Scotland in thecanton.
	1606–1707	Scottish Union Flag	FirstUnion Flag with the Flag of Scotland superior to and overlying theFlag of England.
	c.1617	An early version of the Union Flag that appears on a painted wooden ceiling boss fromLinlithgow Palace	A blue Saint Andrew's Saltire superimposed over a red Saint George's Cross on a white background.
	17th-century	Scottish Covenanter flag
	1698-1700	Flag of theCompany of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.	Red background with three small stripes at the bottom, from top to bottom, blue, white, and blue, representing a sea. There is a rising yellow sun off-centered slightly to the left.
	1715	TheJacobite Standard of 1715.	The Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland with a scroll underneath bearing the motto "NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT" on a field of dark blue.
	1745–1746	Standard ofBonnie Prince Charlie, raised atGlenfinnan on 19 August 1745.	A red flag, surrounded by a blue border on all sides, with a white square in the centre containing theWhite Rose of York.
	1745–1746	A representation of the Jacobite Standard said to have been used byJacobite forces in 1745.
	1902–1904	Flag of theScottish National Antarctic Expedition	The flag of Scotland (dark blue variant) defaced with the white-coloured initials "SNAE", one in each quarter.
	1914–1917	Sledge flag brought byJames Wordie on theImperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.[25]
	1944–1952	Standard of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh	The Standard of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (prior to her accession asQueen Elizabeth II), 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 Saint George's Cross, the centre point bearing a Tudor Rose.
	1997–1999	Flag ofRockall	A white flag with a black drawing of a rock sticking out of the waves, under arainbow. There is a drawing of awhale on the rock.
	pre–2007	Former unofficial flag of Orkney, denied formal recognition by theLord Lyon in 2001	The Cross ofSt Magnus. (An official flag was adopted in 2007).
	2005–2011	Flag of theScottish Jacobite Party	Two crossed white sword blades on a field of red.
	2018	Flag of Sutherland	A swooping eagle, seen face on, against a vertical bicoloured red and yellow background, with the eagle counterchanged yellow and red; At the hoist three stars or mullets. Was originally unveiled as the Flag of Sutherland in February 2018, but was placed on hold due to backlash from residents. A public vote beginning in October 2018 led to the retirement of this flag in favour of the current design.
	1952–2021	Standard of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	A banner of the Coat of Arms ofPrince Philip; 1st quarter representingDenmark, 2nd quarterGreece, 3rd quarter theMountbatten family, 4th quarterEdinburgh.[26]
	2011–2022	Standard of Prince William,Earl of Strathearn.	The Standard ofPrince William, namely the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland, defaced with a label of three points, the centre point bearing a red scallop.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag ofEdinburgh Napier University	A flag diagonally divided by white and red - white in the top and fly, red in the hoist and bottom.
		Flag of theUniversity 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 theUniversity of Glasgow
		Flag of theUniversity of St Andrews	A banner of the University's coat of arms.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Ensign of theNorthern Lighthouse Board	ABlue Ensign defaced with a lighthouse
		Commissioner's flag of the Northern Lighthouse Board	AWhite Ensign with a pre-1801 Union Flag in the canton, defaced with a lighthouse
		Flag of theChurch of Scotland	The flag of Scotland with theburning bush in the centre.
		Flag of theDiocese of Brechin	A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms.
		Flag of theScottish Republican Socialist Movement	The flag of Scotland on the left side of a red flag, with a goldenTriquetra knot in the centre of the red section.

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