With the Isle of Barra securing official recognition of its flag, where else in Scotland is represented by its own banner? One of Scotland's oldest locality-specific flags can be found fluttering ...

NMAH Islay (pronounced “eye-la”), an island off the west coast of Scotland that has long been ... of the Smithsonian Institution—an American flag—will travel to the island to mark the ...

After nearly 400 years of symbolising four nations united in one flag, what would the Union Flag look like without the blue and white of the Saltire? The question is being posed by flag experts ...

The debate over Scottish independence has brought the future of the Union Flag into focus. The Union Flag, which was adopted in 1801, combines the crosses of England and Wales, Scotland and ...

Known as the Royal Standard, what does this colourful flag symbolise? And why is the Lion Rampant used instead of the more commonly used Saltire to represent Scotland? Representing the Crown ...

Ministers have agreed that public buildings should fly Scotland's Saltire flag on St Andrew's Day. The Scottish Executive announced a review of an order which called for the Union Flag to be flown in ...