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A Flag For Buteshire
This unusual county, comprising three main islands and several smaller ones, in the Firth of Clyde, is associated with several distinct heraldic designs. A blue and white chequered bar (heraldically a “fess”) set against a golden field, is found in … Continue reading
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A Flag For Perthshire
The proposed flag for the county has a distinctly Central European feel about it but the design reflects an ancient Roman linkage that makes it a highly appropriate and indeed distinct flag for the county. The coat of arms of … Continue reading
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A Flag For Cromartyshire
The rather eccentric county of Cromartyshire, comprising 23 separate parcels of land amidst the county of Ross (Ross-shire), depicted below in red, with Ross in blue, is a seventeenth century contrivance formed from the estates of George Mackenzie, Sheriff of Cromarty, … Continue reading
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A Flag For Fife
The red lion rampant on gold was the badge of the traditional province of Fife which appears in the council civic arms as a shield on the arm of an armoured knight The red lion also represents the county’s historical links … Continue reading
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A Flag For Argyll
The armorial banner of the early arms of the Clan Campbell is a suitable basis for any flag of the county. Clan Campbell is a family with mediaeval roots in the locality who provided first the Earls and then the Dukes of … Continue reading
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Hampshire
The flag of Hampshire, conceived by Jason Saber and further refined by Brady Ells, retains the rose and crown pattern used in the county for several centuries. and was registered on March 12th 2019. One account holds that the rose was … Continue reading
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A Flag For Montgomeryshire
A proposed county flag for Montgomeryshire is a banner of the arms used by the the Mathrafal dynsasty of the kingdom of Powys, later Powys Wenwynwyn or Powys Cyfeiliog, which features a red lion rampant against a gold field. These arms were … Continue reading
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A Flag For Clackmannanshire
The proposed flag is the creation of Leonardo Piccioni (one of the designers of the flag of Denny and Dunipace) who was inspired by various elements used in the arms of local nobility. These include, the Erskine family, (Earls of … Continue reading
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East Lothian (Haddingtonshire)
The East Lothian flag was revealed on December 13th 2018 at a reception hosted by the Lord Provost. The registered design was created by local man, Archie Martin, who worked at East Lothian council for twenty three years as a … Continue reading
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Brecknockshire
Devised by Jason Saber, the flag combines charges found in the county’s armorial history. The kingdom of Brycheiniog was established in the 5th century by a revered Welsh patriarch named Brychan and survived until its subjugation in the Middle-Ages. In … Continue reading
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