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Tradition has it that the flag, the oldest in Europe and the Commonwealth, originated in a battle fought close by the East Lothian village of Athelstaneford in the dark ages, believed to have been 832AD.An army of Picts under King Angus, and aided by a contingent of Scots, was invading Lothians (at that time still Northumbrian territory), and found itself surrounded by a larger force of Saxons led by Athelstan.
The Scottish Resistance will go to the place where Scotlands National flag originated.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Athelstaneford Flag Heritage Centre, North Berwick, United Kingdom
