The real history
of
(Clan) Gunn
4th edition
by
Alastair Gunn
, the Gunns … (are) a branch of the purest aborigines of
the north1
the Gunns … from the far north of Scotland, are
descended from Pictish tribes…2
4th edition 2024. Copyright © Alastair Gunn 2020, 2022, 2024. Alastair Gunn
hereby asserts and gives notice of his right under Section 77 of the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work. All
rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or
used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the
publisher (Alastair Gunn) except for the use of brief quotations in a book
review or scholarly journal.
This booklet is a print on demand book.
See https://clangunn1.blogspot.com and
https://www.facebook.com/ClanGunn1/ for further information.
1
Page 173, Thomas Smibert, The Clans of the Highlands of Scotland.
2
Page 64, Gilbert Summers, Traditions of Scotland.
2
,Contents
Introduction ........................................................................ 5
1. Origin and meaning of the surname Gunn .................... 7
2. Why Gunns are not a traditional clan and have no
Orkney Islands ‘Clan Gunn Chief’ links ........................... 9
3. Fantasy Clan Gunn Chiefs ............................................13
4. Coroner Gunn, the first Gunn in history ......................15
5a. Senior MacHamish Gunns / ‘Clan Gunn Chiefs’ to
William Mohr ....................................................................17
5b. Senior MacHamish Gunns / ‘Clan Gunn Chiefs’ from
William Beag .....................................................................26
6. The Clearances ..............................................................44
7. Finally ............................................................................50
Appendix – The Chief of the Clan Gunn line, now the
Braehour Gunns ................................................................52
3
, Some key places in Gunn history near Helmsdale,
north Scotland.
4
of
(Clan) Gunn
4th edition
by
Alastair Gunn
, the Gunns … (are) a branch of the purest aborigines of
the north1
the Gunns … from the far north of Scotland, are
descended from Pictish tribes…2
4th edition 2024. Copyright © Alastair Gunn 2020, 2022, 2024. Alastair Gunn
hereby asserts and gives notice of his right under Section 77 of the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work. All
rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or
used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the
publisher (Alastair Gunn) except for the use of brief quotations in a book
review or scholarly journal.
This booklet is a print on demand book.
See https://clangunn1.blogspot.com and
https://www.facebook.com/ClanGunn1/ for further information.
1
Page 173, Thomas Smibert, The Clans of the Highlands of Scotland.
2
Page 64, Gilbert Summers, Traditions of Scotland.
2
,Contents
Introduction ........................................................................ 5
1. Origin and meaning of the surname Gunn .................... 7
2. Why Gunns are not a traditional clan and have no
Orkney Islands ‘Clan Gunn Chief’ links ........................... 9
3. Fantasy Clan Gunn Chiefs ............................................13
4. Coroner Gunn, the first Gunn in history ......................15
5a. Senior MacHamish Gunns / ‘Clan Gunn Chiefs’ to
William Mohr ....................................................................17
5b. Senior MacHamish Gunns / ‘Clan Gunn Chiefs’ from
William Beag .....................................................................26
6. The Clearances ..............................................................44
7. Finally ............................................................................50
Appendix – The Chief of the Clan Gunn line, now the
Braehour Gunns ................................................................52
3
, Some key places in Gunn history near Helmsdale,
north Scotland.
4
