Quote Originally Posted by Orda Khan
Good question. I am no Scot but I was led to believe it represented the way in which he was crucified. I could be wrong, it was many, many years ago

.......Orda
Yea, apparently it was the way they crucified him

St. Andrew was put to death by the Romans in Patras, Southern Greece by being pinned to a cross (crucified). The diagonal shape of this cross is said to be the basis for the Cross of St. Andrew which appears on the Scottish Flag.