===== The Nobles of Dael Riata =====
There are fourteen families that are Dukes or Earls of Dael Riata. Some of these are older than others, and you can usually tell the off-shoot families by their red stripes on the main colour shields from their older lines. 

^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald|Ranald]], Grand Dukes of Reoch & Kings of Dael Riata  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilranald|Gilranald]], Earls of Norpen  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:ahearn|Ahearn]], Earls of Suddal  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:giluilleam|Giluilleam]], Earls of Dalry  ^
|  {{:skyss:chars:daels:ranald.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:gilranald.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:ahearn.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:giluilleam.png?200|}}  |
| fretty vert or below a stag's head proper a tower triple towered celestial azure shown smaller  | vert bend sanguine  a seagull argent volant in chief a tower triple towered celestial azure in base point  | Maily tenne and argent a horse rampant sable hooved sanguine   | annuletty azure and argent    a chevron sanguine    a boar's head proper dexter   |
^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilcinead|Gilcinead]], Earls of Craigmuir  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:aohnghus|Aonghus]], Earls of Beatham  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:riata|Riata]], Dukes of Glasholm  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilriata|Gilriata]], Earls of Dalcot  ^
|  {{:skyss:chars:daels:gilcinead.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:aonghus.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:riata.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:gilriata.png?200|}}  |
| per saltire or and gules below one martlett orange volante shown smaller a tree proper  | Per-pale double arched estoilly purpure and argent and estoilly argent and purpure       a saltire parted and fretty murrey  three torques or.  | Per-saltire celestial azure purpure.       a claymore inverted proper in fess       a ducal crown proper in base point  | Per-saltire sanguine celestial azure        a claymore inverted proper in fess  |
^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:Sithech|Sithech]], Earls of Aifric  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:suibhne|Suibhne]], Earls of Douglas  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:sioltach|Sioltach]], Earls of Duff  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilruary|Gilruary]], Earls of Dalmuir  ^
|  {{:skyss:chars:daels:sithech.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:suibhne_shield_v01.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:sioltach_shield_v01.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:gilruary.png?200|}}  |
| Paly carnation and vert per saltire counterchanged  a wolf tenne langued gules.  | Papelony sable argent, in chief throughout five apples Or. Fesse azure a galley sanguine  | Per bend sinister indented Vert and Lozengy Or and Gules,  a unicorn statant argent.  | Azure seme de ships proper sails bisque fimbriated argent an anchor sanguine  |
^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:muchadh|Murchadh]], Earls of Uisdean  ^  [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin|Alpins]], Earls of Ardmor  ^  ^  ^
|  {{:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh.png?200|}}  |  {{:skyss:chars:daels:alpin.png?200|}}  |  |  |
| Maily or and sable a ship sable sails bisque  | pily argent and vert. below a cloud argent A mountain proper shown larger   |  |  |


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