One of Scotland's oldest locality-specific flags can be found fluttering above the roof tops of Edinburgh. Auld Reekie's city flag with its castle and colours of white, black, red dates back to 1732.

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Something has shifted in Scotland. The saltire, which was long embraced by supporters of Scottish independence, has now been unfurled for a different cause. Up and down the land, the blue and white of ...

Scotland may not have another stab at an independence referendum for a while, but as of Wednesday Scots can e-wave the saltire proudly on Twitter. Non-Twitter users might have to wait a while to use ...

The United Kingdom's effort to keep Scotland failed both literally and figuratively on Tuesday when Prime Minister David Cameron ordered the Scottish flag to be flown above his office. Like support ...