The Fairy Flag (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bratach Sìth) is an heirloom of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. It is held in Dunvegan Castle along with other notable heirlooms, such as the Dunvegan Cup and Sir Rory Mor's Horn. The flag is made of silk, is yellow or brown in colour, and is a square of side about 18 inches (45 centimetres).

Am Bratach Sith (The Fairy Flag of Dunvegan) is one of the clan MacLeod’s most treasured possessions. Probably from Syria or Rhodes and woven of silk in the 4th century AD, legend has it that this sacred clan banner has miraculous powers.

One of the most treasured possessions of the clan MacLeod is the famous Fairy Flag of Dunvegan. The story behind the flag is one of the greatest romantic tales in all the highlands… A great young Chief of the Clan MacLeod fell in love with a …

2 天之前 · The Fairy Flag - Am Bratach Sith in Gaelic - has pride of place in the drawing room of Skye's Dunvegan Castle, ancestral home of MacLeod chiefs for more than 800 years.

In the drawing room of Dunvegan Castle is the most precious treasure of the MacLeods. It is a flag, rather tattered, made of faded brown silk and carefully darned in places. This is the MacLeods’ Fairy Flag.

2 天之前 · The Fairy Flag - Am Bratach Sith in Gaelic - has pride of place in the drawing room of Skye's Dunvegan Castle, ancestral home of MacLeod chiefs for more than 800 years.

2024年9月5日 · The Fair Flag of Dunvegan, is one of the most treasured relics of Clan MacLeod, and it is housed at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. This ancient and mysterious banner is steeped in folklore and legend, and it has played a significant role in the history and identity of the MacLeod clan.

2023年11月27日 · This is the Am Bratach Sith (Fairy Flag), a small square of ancient silk with supernatural origins. Its powerful magic is believed to have protected the clan for centuries. At least three...

2024年9月13日 · The Fairy Flag of Dunvegan A tattered scrap of yellow silk, woven between the fourth and seventh centuries, hangs in Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, seat of the Clan MacLeod chieftains.

It might look like just a faded, battered bit of cloth with a few strange markings but this is the famous Fairy Flag of Dunvegan. Passed down through the generations, nobody can be sure where it came from and that mystery has turned into legend.