Originally Posted by
Phogfan86
The Mackays and Gunns were not-so-friendly neighbors.
They became allies in 1585. Their combined forces defeated the Earl of Caithness at the Battle of Altgowne. Mostly by the patience of the Gunn Archers for the MacKay's released their arrows too soon.
During the year of 1585 the Gunn name was outlawed and the Earl of Caithness had dispatched a force to stop the Gunns and force them to answer for their constant fighting. During that time the Gunn came to the rescue of some MacKays where some of the Earl's men were stealing MacKay cattle. After that time there is no record of any conflict (at least that I can find) between the Gunns and the MacKays. The Gunns ended up in a service dept to the Sutherlands after they were defeated at Loch Broom during this conflict. The Gunss, MacKays, and Sutherlands were all Hanoverians during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 "The Forty Five."
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