Iain Alexander Gunn<br />
Clan Gunn Chief

Memorial & Inauguration

April 4 & 5, 2025 in Edinburgh

In Edinburgh
We will be holding a memorial service for Iain Gunn of Gunn on Friday 4th April 2025 at 2.30pm in Edinburgh at StAnne’s church in Corstorphine. This is the church that my father’s family regularly attended and where his sister, Eleanor, was married so it has great significance for our family.

North American Info: Memorial Service is streaming online on April 4th, 2025 at 9:30 AM EST/ 6:30 AM PST. Click below to attend from home.

The Late Iain Alexander Gunn

Clan Gunn Chief 2015-2024

On the 25th September 2015 Lord Lyon Morrow issued the following interlocutor in the Petition of Iain Alexander Gunn of Banniskirk Chief of the Clan Gunn of date 24 July 2015:

“Edinburgh, 25 September 2015. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, having considered the foregoing petition, Recognizes the Petitioner as Representer of the House and Family of Gunn, Chief of the Clan Gunn, and that he is entitled to the additaments of Chief to his Ensigns Armorial, the form of such Ensigns Armorial to be determined by His Lordship at a later date.”

This historic ruling, therefore, establishes a fully recognized Chief of Clan Gunn for the first time since 1785 – a truly historic event.

Chief’s Death – Oct 9th, 2024

It is with great sadness that I am writing to advise you that my father and Chief of Clan Gunn, Iain Gunn of Gunn, died peacefully in his sleep yesterday evening. As many of you will know, he was instrumental in setting up the modern version of the Clan Gunn Society over 60 years ago and, ever since, he lived and breathed Clan Gunn. We plan to hold a memorial service for him probably in Edinburgh sometime in the New Year to which all that wish to attend are cordially invited. We will advise the Clan of the details when we have them.

He was small in stature but has left some huge boots to fill, which I will do my very best to do.

Yours Aye

John Gunn of Gunn

230 years after the death of the last fully recognized chief of the Clan, Morrison Gunn in 1785, Clan Gunn finally has a recognized Chief.

Clan Gunn Chief Investiture

At a momentous and historic gathering of over 100 clansmen and women from around the globe on the 16th day of April 2016 in the Merchant’s Hall Edinburgh, exactly 900 years to the day after the commemorated death of St Magnus, a Patron Saint of Clan Gunn, Dr. Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms, presented Iain Gunn of Gunn, formerly Commander Iain Gunn of Banniskirk, with the Grant of Arms as Chief of Clan Gunn.