St Marys Chapel Overlooking Crosskirk Bay On Visit To North Coast Of Caithness Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the cemetery and St Mary’s Chapel overlooking Crosskirk Bay on visit to the North coast of Caithness in the Northern Highlands. The oldest surviving ecclesiastical structure in Caithness, the chapel consists of nave and reconstructed chancel. Both nave and chancel are roofless, the latter having been rebuilt on the old foundation in 1871 to serve as a burial place for the Gunn family. The chapel is surrounded by a graveyard, still in use in 1872, enclosed by stone walls. The hamlet of Crosskirk is situated less than 1 mile north east of Forss and 3 miles west of Thurso. The story of the Gunn family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name Gunn was derived from Gunni, a descendant of Einar and of the great peace Kings of Uppsale in Sweden, progenitor of this great Clan. Gunni was the son of Gillanders, one of the six northern Earls who besieged King Malcolm IV of Scotland at Perth in 1160. The Gunns, the Sinclairs, the Mackays and the Gordons ruled the far northern reaches of Scotland. The Gunns' territory centered in Caithness and Sutherland. Gunn has been spelled Gunn, Gun, Guinne in Gaelic and others. Robert Gunn, a Scottish convict was convicted in Aberdeen, Scotland for 7 years, and transported aboard the ship Camden on 21st September 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia; Janet Gunn, from Sutherland was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years, and transported aboard the ship Cadet on 4th September 1847, arriving in Tasmania; Mary Jane Gunn, a British settler travelled from Gravesend, England, aboard the ship Sir George Symour arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 26th November 1847; Joseph Gunn arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1749; Angus Gunn, aged 21, arrived in Canada in 1812, Alexander Gunn, aged 50, arrived in Red River, Canada in 1812; Catherine Gunn landed in Red River, Canada in 1812, Christian Gunn arrived in Churchill Factory, Canada in 1813; Jasper Gunn landed in Connecticut, America, in 1635, Thomas Gunn landed in Massachusetts America in 1635, Joseph Gunn landed in Massachusetts in 1636, Daniel Gunn settled in Boston, America, in 1651, James Gunn landed in Virginia in 1715, William Gunn, aged 32 landed in Virginia in 1773. Clan Gunn, Scottish Gaelic: Na Guinnich, is a Highland Scottish clan associated with lands in north eastern Scotland, including Caithness, Sutherland and, arguably, the Orkney Isles. Clan Gunn is one of the oldest Scottish Clans, being descended from the Norse Jarls of Orkney and the Pictish Mormaers of Caithness. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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