The Dark Lore of Clan Gunn - Digital Edition

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Some inherit a family name. Others inherit its ghosts.

A phantom longship emerges from the sea mist. A grieving spirit walks the halls of Ackergill Tower. Somewhere beneath the Highland hills, a piper begins a tune no traveller should follow.

Enter the shadowed world of The Dark Lore of Clan Gunn: 15 Stories of Ancestral Ghosts, Curses, Legends, and Prophecy. This illustrated collection takes you beyond battles and bloodlines into atmospheric tales of restless ancestors, dangerous enchantments and supernatural warnings set against the rugged landscapes of Caithness and Sutherland.

Blending Norse echoes with Celtic supernatural themes, these stories lead you along storm-lashed shores, through ruined strongholds and into glens where the living are never entirely alone. Here, a beautiful horse may conceal a deadly hunger, a hidden treasure may carry a terrible price, and a stolen heirloom may refuse to forget its rightful owner.

Discover the darkness within the legends

• Phantom ships and ancestral guardians: Follow the spectral longships of Sweyn Asleifsson across the northern waters, where the memory of a Viking warrior becomes a tale of warning and protection.
• Haunted castles and broken loyalties: Encounter the tragic legend of Helen Gunn at Ackergill Tower and the restless spirit of Halberry Castle, where grief and vengeance reach beyond the grave.
• The dangerous world of the fairies: Hear the beguiling music of the Fairy Piper of Braemore and approach the forbidden mounds of Kildonan, where crossing an unseen boundary can threaten everything a family holds dear.
• Shapeshifters of shore, hearth and loch: Discover the sorrow of the Selkie Brides of Clyth Ness, the terror of the Witch-Cats of Thurso and the deadly deception of the Each-Uisge of Loch Watten.
• Curses, prophecy and unquiet relics: Explore the cursed gold of Dirlot Castle, the corpse candles of Kinbrace and the Crowner’s silver brooch—a treasured possession burdened by bloodshed and memory.

A different way to explore your Scottish heritage

From supernatural warnings surrounding the Gunn–Keith feud to a seer’s haunting vision of the empty glens, these tales explore loyalty, betrayal, exile and the longing to belong. Their emotional heart lies in the bond between a family and its homeland—even when that homeland is filled with shadows.

Whether you carry the Gunn name, enjoy Scottish clan books or simply love ghost stories and dark folklore, this collection invites you into a world of mist, peat fires and whispered warnings. Read one tale at a time, or follow the entire journey through the haunted imagination of the northern Highlands.

Includes fifteen stories, atmospheric black-and-white illustrations, an introduction, a conclusion and a selected bibliography.

Digital edition

Author: Bagtown Clans
Publisher: Rigby Publishing
Available formats: EPUB, KPF and PDF
Product type: Digital book. No physical copy will be shipped.

Add The Dark Lore of Clan Gunn to your collection—and discover the legends that linger beyond the family name.