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A Flag For Peeblesshire
The proposed flag of the county, also known as Tweeddale, is inspired by the arrangement of three salmon, found on the civic arms of the county town of Peebles which were granted on December 18, 1894. Peebles was designated as … Continue reading
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A Flag For Kincardineshire
The proposed flag for the county, also known as “The Mearns”, is formed from the arms of Clan Keith a white field with an upper section, or chief, of alternate red and yellow bars. Additionally, the red and yellow bands of … Continue reading
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A Flag For Nairnshire
The arms of the former council synthesised charges found in the arms of several of the county’s prominent families. The stag’s head is taken from the arms of the Calder family one of the most ancient and important families in the … Continue reading
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A Flag For Stirlingshire
Philip Tibbetts’s proposal for this county features a wavy red and white field, a reference to arms anciently used in the locality of Mentiethwhich now forms part of the county. Blue and white wavy stripes are a traditional heraldic representation … Continue reading
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A Flag For Angus/Forfarshire
The crowned red lion passant in Philip Tibbetts’s proposed flag for the county is taken from the Ogilvy family arms , the original Celtic Earls of Angus – the ancient name of the locality. The lion is placed in the canton of … Continue reading
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Berwickshire
The Berwickshire flag was revealed on November 13th 2023 and officially registered by the Lord Lyon on the 16th. The winner in a competition organised by the Berwickshire Civic Society which ran through June of the same year, the flag was … Continue reading
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A Flag For Ayrshire
This proposal from Brady Ells is derived from the arms used by the former Ayrshire County Council which featured a red saltire on a gold field and two lyres to represent the locality’s artistic heritage, this being the home of … Continue reading
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A Flag For Kinross-shire
The former Kinross-shire County Council bore arms that depicted Loch Leven Castle and the island in Loch Leven, upon which it is built. This is the castle, shown below, in which Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned and forced to abdicate in 1567 and … Continue reading
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Aberdeenshire
The Abderdeenshire flag was revealed at 10:30AM on April 22nd 2023, at a ceremony held at Fraser Castle in the county, by the county’s Lord Lieutennent, Sandy Manson, who hailed the occasion as a “historic day”. The winning design in a … Continue reading
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A Flag For Renfrewshire
This proposed flag from Brady Ells includes the lymphad vessel, typical of the locality, from the Renfrewshire County Council coat of arms In the style of the flag of Jersey, the lymphad is positioned over a blue and white checked saltire. These … Continue reading
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