A Son of the Rock

On the way down from Orkney and Thurso we stopped at Dunbeath, Caithness. This was the birthplace of Scottish writer Neil M Gunn.

This stone was laid in his memory. “To commemorate Neil M Gunn, author of world renown, born into this community 8^th November 1891.”

This statue, erected 100 years after Gunn’s birth, is in honour of the character Kenn from his novel Highland River:-

This is the river running through the village, the Dunbeath Water, possibly that same Highland river:-

This information board was on a wall nearby. As well as mentioning Gunn it notes other local attractions:-