A white saltire on a Pantone 300 medium blue per Scottish National Flag Code.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 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] | | 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.[4] This flag is also used at the royal residences of Holyrood Palace and Balmoral Castle when the sovereign is not present. |
| | | The Royal Banner of Scotland defaced with a label of three points. |
| Since 1974 | 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. |
| 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 | | 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 | | 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. |
| Since 1999 | | 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. |
| 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. | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| Since 2023 | | Divided gold and purple, with a white castle bearing an ancient crown, also divided purple and gold.[5] |
| Since 2023 | | A white bridge over blue water on a gold background with a sun the canton. |
| Since 2023 | | 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 | | Black, with a blue Scandinavian Cross fimbriated in gold, and a galley in the upper hoist. |
| Since 2018 | Flag of East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) | A blue field with a gold saltire voided blue; over all a lozenge with a lion rampant.[6] |
| Since 2016 | | A green and white quartered field bearing the Cross of St Cuthbert (from whom the county is named).[7] |
| Since 2023 | | A wavy blue and gold background with a golden garb on a green hoist |
| Since 2007 | | 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. |
| Since 2005 Created 1969 | | Blue, with a white Nordic Cross. The colours of the Scottish flag.[8] |
| Since 2018 | | 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.[9] [10] | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| Since 2017 | | 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.[11] |
| | | Flag of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Council of the Western Isles), sometimes used to represent the Outer Hebrides as a whole. |
| Since 2018 | | '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).[12] |
| Since 2017 | Flag of South Uist[13] [14] [15] | A green flag bearing a blue Scandinavian Cross fimbriated in white |
| Since 2020 | | 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.[16] |
| Since 2002 | | 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. |
| | | A white saltire on a red and blue field. The top and bottom are red and have a white triskelion, composed of three armoured legs and a white lymphad respectively. The hoist and fly are blue and have a white rock in flames each. | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| Since 1222 | | 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. This flag is also used at the royal residences of Holyrood Palace and Balmoral Castle when the sovereign is not present. |
| Until 1707 | | A Red Ensign with the Flag of Scotland in the canton. |
| 1606–1707 | Scottish Union Flag | First Union Flag with the Flag of Scotland superior to and overlying the Flag of England. |
| c.1617 | | 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 the Company 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 | The Jacobite 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 of Bonnie Prince Charlie, raised at Glenfinnan on 19 August 1745. | A red flag, surrounded by a blue border on all sides, with a white square in the centre containing the White Rose of York. |
| 1745–1746 | A representation of the Jacobite Standard said to have been used by Jacobite forces in 1745. | |
| 1944–1952 | Standard of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh | The Standard of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (prior to her accession as Queen 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 | | A white flag with a black drawing of a rock sticking out of the waves, under a rainbow. There is a drawing of a whale on the rock. |
| pre–2007 | Former unofficial flag of Orkney, denied formal recognition by the Lord Lyon in 2001 | The Cross of St Magnus. (An official flag was adopted in 2007). |
| 2005–2011 | | Two crossed white sword blades on a field of red. |
| 2018 | | 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 | | A banner of the Coat of Arms of Prince Philip; 1st quarter representing Denmark, 2nd quarter Greece, 3rd quarter the Mountbatten family, 4th quarter Edinburgh.[20] |
| 2011–2022 | Standard of Prince William, Earl of Strathearn. | The Standard of Prince 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. | |
