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South Uist, Scotland

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Last modified: 2017-03-11 by rob raeside
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[Tentative Flag of South Uist] image by Seamus Cameron

[Tentative Flag of South Uist] image by Seamus Cameron and Tomislav Todorovic, 15 February 2017


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After much searching I finally found the local flag for the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. I don't think the flag is used and I've certainly never seen it used here on the island or any other flags for that matter. I was told about it by a local chap I'm afraid that's all I know at the moment. If I can get more info will let you know. In the mean time will be ordering one to promote it.
Seamus Cameron, 29 November 2003

Not sure exactly what qualifies as a firmer sighting... but this flag is available for purchase and I can confirm that we have definitely dispatched at least one of these flags to South Uist.
Charles Ashburner, 2 December 2003

As a Gaelic teacher I look at a lot of internet resources connected with the language and found the following short film on the Sabhal Mor Ostaig Website - it clearly shows the South Uist Flag flying outside Daliburgh school in South Uist last year alongside the Cape Breton Flag - on the page at http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gd/colaiste/gaelic-vids.php, go to the film entitled "Aithriseachd air Ceolas" under the heading "Ceolas" it appears about 30 seconds in.
Eoghan Stewart, 11 July 2007

Just found your flags of the world site when looking up the flag of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. I saw the South Uist flag flying at the Aisgernis Golf club on South Uist.
Jon Houseago, 11 May 2012

During a recent visit to South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland I saw the South Uist flag flying at the Kildonan Visitor Centre, confirming its use: https://www.flickr.com/photos/steves-travels/21510795149/in/album-72157658661112418/. The flag appears to be used in a 1:2 ratio.
Steve Guess, 14 October 2015

Most photos show the flags with ratio of 1:2, or even a bit more oblong, such as at https://britishcountyflags.wordpress.com/2016/12/19/a-flag-for-south-uist/, http://www.cycletourer.co.uk/cycletouring/tours/hebrides11/11.08.07/pages/image03.htm,
http://ruanaich.com/south-uist-flag/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/10221077@N03/3135626428 and http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-an-outer-hebrides-flag-flying-in-tarbert-on-the-isle-of-harris-outer-85007291.html, but shorter flags are also used, as shown at https://twitter.com/scoops_sweet/status/829350129652084736/photo/1.

This will happen as long as the flag is not officially registered, for which seems to have been no demand so far. In the meantime, the flag is being merchandised with the current FOTW image as the design template, but offered in a variety of sizes, with varying ratio. such as here: http://www.flyingcolours.org/product/islands-of-the-united-kingdom/south-uist-flag.html.
Tomislav Todorovic, 15 February 2017