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The Edinburgh Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this Midlothian city. This flag is the banner of arms of the City of Edinburgh. It displays a three-towered black castle on a grey and green mound, all on white. Each tower has a red dome and flies a red flag.
Flag of the University of Edinburgh A blue saltire on a white field, with a thistle in the upper quarter, a castle in the lower quarter, and an open book in the centre of the saltire. It is a banner of the University's coat of arms.
Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of twenty-nine flags used in Scotland, where they are raised and what they represent. The most widely recognised flags of Scotland are the Saltire and Lion...
Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, the highest courts in Scotland, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. It is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
This is the flag of the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh, and the focal point of the Riding of the Marches ceremony held in the city each year. Use of the white "Sanct Androis cors" on blue as a naval flag is recorded for 1507, for the carrack Great Michael. [25]
The Flag of Edinburgh: The flag of Edinburgh is one of Scotland’s oldest -locality-specific flags, dating back to 1732. It is sometimes known as “Old Reekie’s flag”, “Old Reekie” being an affectionate nickname for Edinburgh, meaning “Old Smokey” in the Scots dialect.
Whilst its exact origin may have been lost in myth and legend, the flag of Scotland is generally regarded as one of the oldest national flags still in modern use. Not content with one flag however, Scotland also has a second unofficial national flag.
The flag of the university is a banner-of-arms - a blue saltire in a white field (inversion of the Scottish flag). The upper quarter is charged with a thistle, a symbol of Scotland; the lower quarter is charged with a castle, taken from the arms of the city of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, located in southeastern Scotland with its center near the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. A city of somber theatricality, it is a major center for finance, law, tourism, education, and cultural affairs.
flag of a constituent unit of the United Kingdom, flown subordinate to the Union Jack, that consists of a blue field (background) bearing a white saltire (diagonal cross) that extends to the flag corners; this type of emblem is known as the Cross of St. Andrew (after the patron saint of Scotland).