Islands
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of the Outer Hebrides | |||
| 2007 on | Flag of Orkney | A blue Nordic cross outlined in yellow on a red field. | |
| Flag of the Isles of Scilly | The Scillonian Cross | ||
| 1969 on | Flag of Shetland | A white Nordic cross on a light blue field | |
| 2009 on | Flag of the Isle of Wight | A pale blue field with a nicked rhombus (a representation of the island's shape) and at the bottom six alternating bars wavy, navy blue and white. |
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“Consider the islands bearing the names of all the saints, bristling with forts like chestnut-burs, or Echinidæ, yet the police will not let a couple of Irishmen have a private sparring- match on one of them, as it is a government monopoly; all the great seaports are in a boxing attitude, and you must sail prudently between two tiers of stony knuckles before you come to feel the warmth of their breasts.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)