We need to get out there and line that entire route with Saltires and European flags. Cycling camerapeople love colourful roadside displays.
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Friday July 2nd, 2027. For the first time 🇫🇷 Le Tour will start in 🏴 Scotland 👏
October 24, 2026 at 11:09 AM
We need to get out there and line that entire route with Saltires and European flags. Cycling camerapeople love colourful roadside displays.
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Would like to think 'Visit Scotland' will have a massive advertisement campaign in Europe (and beyond)
lets hope for a swamping of the inevitable Union Jackery by Saltires.
lets hope for a swamping of the inevitable Union Jackery by Saltires.
October 25, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Would like to think 'Visit Scotland' will have a massive advertisement campaign in Europe (and beyond)
lets hope for a swamping of the inevitable Union Jackery by Saltires.
lets hope for a swamping of the inevitable Union Jackery by Saltires.
Good luck! Also, if you're involving the 1999 Grand Slam I need some research into exactly when flags changed to saltires, and is it largely because people couldn't do lions rampant in facepaint?
October 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Good luck! Also, if you're involving the 1999 Grand Slam I need some research into exactly when flags changed to saltires, and is it largely because people couldn't do lions rampant in facepaint?
Delighted to be included on The Saltires poetry shortlist (among fine company ) for Scotland’s National Book Awards. The awards really do help books like mine, from a small independent publisher, reach a wider audience.
October 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Delighted to be included on The Saltires poetry shortlist (among fine company ) for Scotland’s National Book Awards. The awards really do help books like mine, from a small independent publisher, reach a wider audience.
most of the remaining saltires here are hung in/out of council estate flat windows in lieu of curtains or blinds so you can sort of tell where the bellends live
October 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
most of the remaining saltires here are hung in/out of council estate flat windows in lieu of curtains or blinds so you can sort of tell where the bellends live
Absolutely fantastic news for @grantmcphee.bsky.social! 🙌
Shortlisted for The Saltires Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the year 2026.
Shortlisted for The Saltires Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the year 2026.
October 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Absolutely fantastic news for @grantmcphee.bsky.social! 🙌
Shortlisted for The Saltires Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the year 2026.
Shortlisted for The Saltires Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the year 2026.
NEWS: Society Publication Shortlisted for National Book Award
We are delighted that 'The Archaeology of Finlaggan, Islay: Excavations at the Centre of the Lordship of the Isles, 1989–1998' by Dr David Caldwell HonFSAScot has been shortlisted for The Saltires: www.socantscot.org/news/society...
We are delighted that 'The Archaeology of Finlaggan, Islay: Excavations at the Centre of the Lordship of the Isles, 1989–1998' by Dr David Caldwell HonFSAScot has been shortlisted for The Saltires: www.socantscot.org/news/society...
October 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
NEWS: Society Publication Shortlisted for National Book Award
We are delighted that 'The Archaeology of Finlaggan, Islay: Excavations at the Centre of the Lordship of the Isles, 1989–1998' by Dr David Caldwell HonFSAScot has been shortlisted for The Saltires: www.socantscot.org/news/society...
We are delighted that 'The Archaeology of Finlaggan, Islay: Excavations at the Centre of the Lordship of the Isles, 1989–1998' by Dr David Caldwell HonFSAScot has been shortlisted for The Saltires: www.socantscot.org/news/society...
Saltires 2026 Shortlists announced today
The shortlisted titles for this year’s Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, are announced today Thursday 15th October by newly appointed incoming Director of the Book Awards, Keira Brown. ...
The shortlisted titles for this year’s Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, are announced today Thursday 15th October by newly appointed incoming Director of the Book Awards, Keira Brown. ...
Saltires 2026 Shortlists announced today
The shortlisted titles for this year’s Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, are announced today Thursday 15th October by newly appointed incoming Director of the Book Awards, Keira Brown. Representatives of the judging panels from across the four categories -- Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and Research – commended the impressive range of literary talent on show across this year’s Shortlists, which speak to a contemporary Scottish literature scene preoccupied with connection, identity, loss and resilient hopefulness, with the importance of creativity as a human imperative amid challenge and struggle at its heart. …
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
October 15, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Saltires 2026 Shortlists announced today
The shortlisted titles for this year’s Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, are announced today Thursday 15th October by newly appointed incoming Director of the Book Awards, Keira Brown. ...
The shortlisted titles for this year’s Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, are announced today Thursday 15th October by newly appointed incoming Director of the Book Awards, Keira Brown. ...
Union Jacks or Saltires?
October 14, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Union Jacks or Saltires?
Day 12 of #31DaysOfGraves - Ordinary
In heraldry, an "ordinary" is the technical name given to shapes that divide up a shield. These can be cross-shaped, chevrons, straight lines or, as in this case, saltires.
This fabulous example is in the 'Poltalloch Enclosure' in Kilmartin Kirkyard, in Argyll.
In heraldry, an "ordinary" is the technical name given to shapes that divide up a shield. These can be cross-shaped, chevrons, straight lines or, as in this case, saltires.
This fabulous example is in the 'Poltalloch Enclosure' in Kilmartin Kirkyard, in Argyll.
October 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Day 12 of #31DaysOfGraves - Ordinary
In heraldry, an "ordinary" is the technical name given to shapes that divide up a shield. These can be cross-shaped, chevrons, straight lines or, as in this case, saltires.
This fabulous example is in the 'Poltalloch Enclosure' in Kilmartin Kirkyard, in Argyll.
In heraldry, an "ordinary" is the technical name given to shapes that divide up a shield. These can be cross-shaped, chevrons, straight lines or, as in this case, saltires.
This fabulous example is in the 'Poltalloch Enclosure' in Kilmartin Kirkyard, in Argyll.
Settlerwatch? Black Saltires waved by SNP MSP's at Bannockburn? AUOB marches attended and promoted by SNP MSP's, Ministers etc led by Sìol nan Gàidheal? Exceptionalism has always been part of Nationalism.
October 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Settlerwatch? Black Saltires waved by SNP MSP's at Bannockburn? AUOB marches attended and promoted by SNP MSP's, Ministers etc led by Sìol nan Gàidheal? Exceptionalism has always been part of Nationalism.
EXC: After a six-month wait, @heraldscotland.bsky.social can reveal how City of Edinburgh Council staged a late-night operation to remove flags linked to anti-migrant groups.
The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
Inside the top-secret operation to remove anti-migrant flags under cover of darkness
Documents obtained via Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation reveal that multiple contractors declined to take down the Saltires amid safety concerns.
www.heraldscotland.com
October 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
EXC: After a six-month wait, @heraldscotland.bsky.social can reveal how City of Edinburgh Council staged a late-night operation to remove flags linked to anti-migrant groups.
The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
Congratulations Maureen Cullen! Cullen’s short story collection, Havoc Shore, has been longlisted for The Saltires Fiction Book of the year 2026!
Cullen’s short story, Havoc Shore, was first shortlisted in the 2018 Bristol Prize and published in Volume 11 of our anthology
Cullen’s short story, Havoc Shore, was first shortlisted in the 2018 Bristol Prize and published in Volume 11 of our anthology
October 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations Maureen Cullen! Cullen’s short story collection, Havoc Shore, has been longlisted for The Saltires Fiction Book of the year 2026!
Cullen’s short story, Havoc Shore, was first shortlisted in the 2018 Bristol Prize and published in Volume 11 of our anthology
Cullen’s short story, Havoc Shore, was first shortlisted in the 2018 Bristol Prize and published in Volume 11 of our anthology
What about saltires? 🏴 🇯🇲 🇧🇮
September 25, 2026 at 11:27 AM
What about saltires? 🏴 🇯🇲 🇧🇮
We’re delighted to share that #TheUnfragileMind by Gavin Francis has been longlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year in The Saltires 2026!
Congratulations to Gavin Francis 🎉
#TheSaltires
Congratulations to Gavin Francis 🎉
#TheSaltires
September 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
We’re delighted to share that #TheUnfragileMind by Gavin Francis has been longlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year in The Saltires 2026!
Congratulations to Gavin Francis 🎉
#TheSaltires
Congratulations to Gavin Francis 🎉
#TheSaltires
We’re delighted that @writercatherine.bsky.social has been longlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year at The Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, for Hold Fast: Motherhood, my autistic daughter and me.
Congratulations to Catherine and all the authors and publishers on the longlist!
Congratulations to Catherine and all the authors and publishers on the longlist!
September 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
We’re delighted that @writercatherine.bsky.social has been longlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year at The Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, for Hold Fast: Motherhood, my autistic daughter and me.
Congratulations to Catherine and all the authors and publishers on the longlist!
Congratulations to Catherine and all the authors and publishers on the longlist!
Thrilled to have been longlisted for the Saltires Research Book of the Year award for An Odious Campaign, published by Tippermuir Books. As a former librarian, an award for research is doubly meaningful.
#BookCommunity #Scotland #Saltires #RossandCromarty #Churchill
#BookCommunity #Scotland #Saltires #RossandCromarty #Churchill
September 21, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Thrilled to have been longlisted for the Saltires Research Book of the Year award for An Odious Campaign, published by Tippermuir Books. As a former librarian, an award for research is doubly meaningful.
#BookCommunity #Scotland #Saltires #RossandCromarty #Churchill
#BookCommunity #Scotland #Saltires #RossandCromarty #Churchill
And the First Minister, cough, is a graduate of that institution. Sitting on his hands, as usual. No doubt some pious and sanctimonious word salad will emerge in due course. 20 years of decline but, you know, saltires and that.
September 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
And the First Minister, cough, is a graduate of that institution. Sitting on his hands, as usual. No doubt some pious and sanctimonious word salad will emerge in due course. 20 years of decline but, you know, saltires and that.
I knew who raised them. But I didn't care, because I would love for people to raise more saltires. Everywhere.
September 17, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I knew who raised them. But I didn't care, because I would love for people to raise more saltires. Everywhere.
CAT WUMMAN by Gerda Stevenson has been Longlisted for the 2026 Saltires, Scotland's National Book Awards - Fiction Book of the Year.
September 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
CAT WUMMAN by Gerda Stevenson has been Longlisted for the 2026 Saltires, Scotland's National Book Awards - Fiction Book of the Year.
I think we Indy minded folk should fly the RNLA flag next to our saltires… that would really piss the Yoons off and equalise their attempts to hijack oor flag! 🏴🏴🏴
September 14, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I think we Indy minded folk should fly the RNLA flag next to our saltires… that would really piss the Yoons off and equalise their attempts to hijack oor flag! 🏴🏴🏴
No saltires, then? From what I’ve seen, those who embrace the blue and white are generally far more welcoming of the newly arrived and their descendants who choose Scotland as home.
September 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
No saltires, then? From what I’ve seen, those who embrace the blue and white are generally far more welcoming of the newly arrived and their descendants who choose Scotland as home.
Time to lower our saltires to half mast
our elected Scottish Government have continually failed on our independence.......
our elected Scottish Government have continually failed on our independence.......
September 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Time to lower our saltires to half mast
our elected Scottish Government have continually failed on our independence.......
our elected Scottish Government have continually failed on our independence.......
Ruin a snack by changing one letter
Saltires
Saltires
September 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Ruin a snack by changing one letter
Saltires
Saltires