FLAGS AT LERWICK
SCOTLAND
- NORWAY - SHETLAND - UK UNION FLAG *
You
will generally see the Shetland flag flown (official since 2005) rather
than the Scottish. Many craft visit from Norway, with its close ties with
Shetland.
Other similar and relevant flags, mostly based on the offset nordic cross, first used by Denmark:-
 Denmark |
Iceland |
Faroes |
England |
Orkney |
Finland |
Sweden |
South Uist (unofficial) |
Barra (unofficial) |
S.Highlands (unofficial) |
Cornwall |
Scottish Red Ensign** |
* Not
"Union Jack" unless flown from jackstaff at sea
**
pre act of union but I saw one on a yacht in 2007, possibly a Scottish
nationalist!
