Here are some of the most popular Scottish icons.

1. SCOTTISH ICONS
- Aarón: introduction and Stone of
Scone.
- Rosana: Scottish flag and National
animal.
- Laura: The Royal Banner of
Scotland and Honours of
Scotland.
- Andrea: Scottish motto, Violet
thistle, the Hymn and The coat
Arms of Scotland.

2. Stone of Scone
The Stone of Scone or Stone of
Destiny is an oblong block of red
sandstone that was used for
centuries in the coronation of the
monarchs. The size of the stone
is like a chair. The Stone of
Scone was last used in 1953. It is
now in the Castle of Edinburgh

3. Scottish flag.
Saltaire is the official flag of
Scotland. It’s believed to be
one of the oldest flags still in
use today. The use of the
white saltire cross as a
Scottish icon dates back to
the 13th and 14th Century.

4. It’s believed that Saint Andrew, who became
the Patron Saint of Scotland ,was crucified.
Legend says that he felt himself unworthy of
being crucified on a cross that resembled the
one Jesus died on, so he hung on a saltire.

5. This National Flag of Scotland is
the officially recognized flag that
is flown on public buildings and
carried by Scottish teams on
international competitions.

6. National animal.
Unicorns have been associated with
Royalty and heraldry since at least the
time of the romans. They grew to
become an exotic creature. It is a
magnificent horse with cloven hooves,
the tail of a lion, and a perfect spiraled
horn in the middle of their foreheads.

7. In Celtic Mythology the Unicorn of
Scotland symbolized innocence and
purity, healing powers and even life
itself. It was also seen as a symbol of
power.

8. The Royal Banner of Scotland.
It’s a banner used by the queen of
Scotland. The banner was the Royal Arms
of Scotland. The Royal Banner has a “lion
rampant” in red and dark blue colors. The
color base is yellow and around the base it
has the double of the flowers.

9. After the Union of the
England, and Scotland in 1903
the banner was assigned the
Banner of the British queen.

10. At present this flag is used in the royal
residence of Holyrood Palace and the
castle of Balmord .It has been there
since queen Elisabeth II became queen
of the United Kingdom. The flag is also
used at present to represent the Crown
including the First minister of Scotland.

11. Honours of Scotland.
The honours of Scotland also known like
“Jewels of the Scottish crown” are made up
by the crown, the sceptre and the sword of
Scotland.The jewels are more ancient than
British jewels and the second most ancient
ones in Europe.

12. The jewels had been used by the
Scottish queens. After the certificate
they have been kept in the castle of
Edinburgh. These jewels stayed
forgotten and Walter Scott found them.
From this moment the jewels have been
exposed in the Castle of Edinburgh.

13. Scottish motto.
“Nemo me impune lacessit” was the Latin
motto of the Royal Stuart dynasty of
Scotland from at least the reign of James VI.
It is the adopted motto of the Order of the
Thistle and of three Scottish regiments of
the British Army.

14. No one “cults” me with impunity and has been
loosely rendered in Scots as:” Wha deur
meddle wi me?” It is also alternatively
translated into English as “ No one can harm
me unpunished”.

15. In fact, nobody knows how the
violet thistle become so important.
A legend says that a group of
Scottish warriors who were
sleeping, was saved from the attack
of a Nordic army when one of them
stepped on the thorny plant and
screamed.
His shout awake the warriors who
defeated the nordics and adopted the
thistle as a national symbol .
Violet thistle

16. Officially, there isn’t a national hymn of
Scotland that replaces the “God Save the
Queen” traditionally used to represent the
U.K.
Although, there are several candidates.
Some are frequenly used as hyms in political
or sporting events.
Hymn

17. The two most popular candidates to be used as
the hymn of Scotland are “Flower of Scotland”
that is used before football and rugby matches.
And “Scotland the Brave” that is used to
represent Scotland in the “Commonwealth
Games”.

18. The Coat of Arms of Scotland was the
shield used by the Crown of Scotland
before the union of England and
Scotland.
The Coat Arms of Scotland

19. In this Coat of Arms, the blazon with the
rampant lion appeared surrounded by the
necklace of the Scottish Order of the
thistle and flanked by two figures in the
shape of a rampant silver unicorn that was
also incorporated in the coat of arms of
Brithish monarchs.