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| Proportion | 3:5 |
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| Adopted | 14 December 2018 |
| Design | Argent, a cross in Scandinavian form surmounted by a saltire sable charged at the centre point with an eight-pointed star or |
| Designed by | Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms |
The Sutherland flag is the flag of the Scottish county of Sutherland. It was revealed on 14 December 2018 as the winner of a competition in which over 3,000 people from the county voted.
The overlaid Saltire and Nordic crosses denote Sutherland's unique history on the mainland where the extent of Viking control met Scotland. The golden sun that is formed where the arms of the crosses meet symbolise the sun raised high in the south for the origin of the county's name South Land as well as the sunrises seen on the east coast and sunsets on Sutherland's west coast. The black recalls the peat of the Flow Country and dark skies and together with the white recall the central colours of the former Sutherland Council arms.