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The '''Caithness flag''' is the flag of the county of [[Caithness]] | The '''Caithness flag''' is the flag of the county of [[Caithness]], registered with the [[Flag Institute]] as the official flag of the county in 2016.<ref name="courier">{{cite web|url=http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/News/New-Caithness-flag-unveiled-at-Wick-ceremony-26012016.htm|title=VIDEO - New Caithness flag unveiled at Wick ceremony|publisher=John O'Groats Journal and Caithness Courier}}</ref> The flag was unveiled by the Lord Lyon, Dr Joseph Morrow, at a ceremony in Caithness House, [[Wick]] on 26 January 2016. The Nordic cross design which symbolises the ancient ties of the county to the Vikings. The black recalls the county's geology with the famous Caithness flagstone, while the gold and blue allude to the beaches and sea reinforcing the maritime nature of the county and its heritage. The traditional emblem of Caithness, a galley is placed in the first quarter, with a raven upon its sail as it appears in the county's civic arms.<ref name="courier"/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 4 February 2019
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
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| Adopted | 26 January 2016 |
| Design | Sable, a Nordic cross Azure fimbriated Or, and on a canton a galley proper Or |
The Caithness flag is the flag of the county of Caithness, registered with the Flag Institute as the official flag of the county in 2016.[1] The flag was unveiled by the Lord Lyon, Dr Joseph Morrow, at a ceremony in Caithness House, Wick on 26 January 2016. The Nordic cross design which symbolises the ancient ties of the county to the Vikings. The black recalls the county's geology with the famous Caithness flagstone, while the gold and blue allude to the beaches and sea reinforcing the maritime nature of the county and its heritage. The traditional emblem of Caithness, a galley is placed in the first quarter, with a raven upon its sail as it appears in the county's civic arms.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "VIDEO - New Caithness flag unveiled at Wick ceremony". John O'Groats Journal and Caithness Courier. http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/News/New-Caithness-flag-unveiled-at-Wick-ceremony-26012016.htm.
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