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Attribution: unknown (The ruin of Free Church in Jamestown)

Kenny Ross, Heights of Brae and Germany 13 December 1941 - 30 June 2010

Kenny Ross

Attribution: unknown

Kenny Stewart

Kenny Stewart

Attribution: unknown

Dr Robert Fortescue Fox (1858-1940)

Dr Robert Fortescue Fox

Attribution: unknown

Olaf and Hester Macleod

The contribution of Olaf and Hester Macleod to the cultural life of Ross and Cromarty was brought to mind when, in August 2019, Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society received an email from Alberto Rubio Diaz, owner of a house which he now runs as an hotel in Minas de Riotinto, Andalucia, Spain.

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T Wellwood Maxwell & Some more Strathpeffer folk from long ago

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Strathpeffer » Strathpeffer History » Strathpeffer Events » Strathpeffer Building Neil Gunn Memorial 1987

Neil Gunn Memorial

Neil Gunn Memorial

(photo John McGhie, Muir of Ord)

A view of the surrounding area before construction

A view of the surrounding area before construction

02 Excavating the site.

02 Excavating the site.

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

01 The site

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

03 Unloading the memorial stone

03 Unloading the memorial stone

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

04 The stone being placed in situ

04 The stone being placed in situ

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

05 Building the surrounding wall

05 Building the surrounding wall

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

06 Some planting

06 Some planting

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

07 Allan Haldane inscribing the memorial stone

07 Allan Haldane inscribing the memorial stone

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

08 Dingwall Academy pupils loading walkways

08 Dingwall Academy pupils loading walkways

Dingwall Academy pupils loading walkways under supervisition of technical subjects teacher Hamish Mackay (on right). Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

09 Walkways in place

09 Walkways in place

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

10 More planting

10 More planting

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

11 The memorial stone

11 The memorial stone

Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston

Memorial stone

The Neil M. Gunn Memorial Gate (1987)

The Neil M. Gunn Memorial Gate (1987)

Gathering for the formal opening

Gathering for the formal opening

Dr Kerr Yule (instigator of the project) in foreground

Dr Kerr Yule (instigator of the project) in foreground

Unveiling the site

Unveiling the site

On left: Finlay Macrae (piper), Allan Haldane, Dr Kerr Yule, in front of whom is Mrs Annie Green, Halkirk (wearing red scarf) who unveiled the site. Mrs Green, a cousin of Neil Gunn, donated the memorial stone which comes from her family quarry in Halkirk, Caithness.

Mrs Annie Green

Mrs Annie Green

Subsequent tree planting

Subsequent tree planting

Subsequent tree planting (c.1990) by S3 chemistry class, Dingwall Academy, with Dr Kerr Yule standing back left. (photo Ann Gould)

The Neil M Gunn Memorial

The Neil M Gunn Memorial

The Neil M Gunn Memorial, Heights of Brae, Strathpeffer - opened 31 October 1987. (photo John McGhie, Muir of Ord)

Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial - 2001

Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial - 2001

Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial - 2001, Katharine Stewart having just unveiled panel. Ann and Kerr Yule to the right.

Unveiling of interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial

Unveiling of interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial

Unveiling of interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial, Heights of Brae, June 2001. l-r: Alison Wilkie, Ann Yule, Katharine Stewart (author)

Unveiling of interpretative panel

Unveiling of interpretative panel

Unveiling of interpretative panel at Neil M. Gunn Monument, Heights of Brae. Allan and Dorothy Haldane in centre of picture.

Interpretative panel covered in a Gunn tartan rug

Interpretative panel covered in a Gunn tartan rug

Interpretative panel covered in a Gunn tartan rug. l-r: Councillor Margaret Paterson, Douglas Murray, Katharine Stewart (author), Kerr Yule (Chairman of Neil M. Gunn Trust), Ann Yule.

Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial

Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial

Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial, Heights of Brae - June 2001. l-r: Mr. Neil McKechnie, unknown, Alison Wilkie.

Neil M. Gunn Memorial - June 2001

Neil M. Gunn Memorial - June 2001

Neil M. Gunn Memorial - June 2001.l-r: Hilda , Katharine Stewart, Fiona, and baby Catriona (Katharine, her daughter, grand-daughter and great grand-daughter - four generations.) Tom MacIver, former Ross and Cromarty Further Education Officer, on right. (Tom died in 2014 at the grand old age of 106.)

Carved Heptagon

Carved Heptagon

The carved heptagon is made of Caithness slab. It was made by Mr Jack Green at his quarry at Halkirk, Caithness. On this feature, the carvings by Allan Haldane indicate the directions of important places in the surrounding landscape.

The Neil M. Gunn Monument

The Neil M. Gunn Monument

The Neil M. Gunn Monument was erected on Heights of Brae, Strathpeffer in 1987, as a consequence of the enthusiasm of the Trustees, seven local people. The monument itself consists of a central 'standing stone'; round the base are carved Caithness slabs, depicting themes central to Neil Gunn's writing. The Monument is situated in a very natural setting near the foothills of Ben Wyvis, and close to the route taken by the author as he made his way on his daily walk from Brae Farm House, up through the fields behind the house and on to the moor to the North of the monument. The thinking behind the 'Tryst Gate', the wrought-iron gate at the entrance to the monument, was of Neil's words being read and their influence radiating in all directions to other peoples.