County flag
Caithness
- Flag type
- County flag
- UK Design Code
- UNKG7451
- Flag date
- 26th January 2016
- Designer
- Andrea Merchant and Niall Smith
- Adoption route
- Letter Patent (Lord Lyon) & Popular Vote
- Aspect ratio
- 3:5
- Pantone colours
- BlackGold 123Blue 300WhiteGrey 422Grey 433Red 485
- Certification
- Lord Lyon King of Arms, Dr Joseph Morrow
About the flag
The Caithess Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic Scottish county.
The Nordic cross symbolises the ancient ties of Caithness to the Vikings.
The black field recalls the famous Caithness flagstone and the Flow Country.
The gold and blue evoke the beaches, the sea and the maritime nature and heritage of Caithness.
Top left is a golden galley, the traditional emblem of Caithness.
The sail displays a raven as it appears in the Caithness civic coats-of-arms.
