The Caithness flag is the flag of the
county
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of
Caithness. It was registered with the
Flag Institute
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as the official flag of the county in 2016.
The flag was unveiled by the
Lord Lyon, Dr Joseph Morrow, at a ceremony in Caithness House,
Wick
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on 26 January 2016. The
Nordic cross
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design symbolises the ancient ties of the county to the
Vikings
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who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and ...
. 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.
See also
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Flag of Orkney
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Flag of Shetland
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Flag of Scotland
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Nordic Cross Flag
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References
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