Chronology
- 1891 Neil Gunn born in Dunbeath, Caithness.
- 1896-1904 Attended Dunbeath School.
- 1896-1904 Lived with sister in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire - had private tutors - passed Civil Service examination.
- 1907-11 Working in Civil Service in London and Edinburgh.
- 1911- Passed examinations for the Customs and Excise Service - posted as Excise Officer travelling all over the highlands and islands.
- 1921 Married Daisy Frew from Dingwall.
- 1923 Posted as Excise Officer to Lybster travelling all over Caithness.
- 1923 Begins career as writer, publishing short stories and articles.
- 1924 Meets C. M. Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
- 1926 The Grey Coast - builds a house 'Larachan' in Inverness with the proceeds.
- 1927 J. B. Salmond becomes editor of the Scots Magazine.
- 1929 Hidden Doors (short stories). Joins Scottish Nationalist Party.
- 1931 Morning Tide is a Book Society choice. Involvement in General Election on behalf of John MacCormick, Scottish Nationalist candidate for Inverness.
- 1932 The Lost Glen - Beginnings of estrangement from Grieve.
- 1933 Sun Circle
- 1934 Butcher's Broom
- 1935 Whisky and Scotland
- 1937 Highland River published and wins James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Neil Gunn resigns from the Customs and Excise Service to become a full-time writer. Sells 'Larachan' and sets off on a cruise from Skye around the Hebrides, including Iona, returning to Inverness through the Caledonian Canal.
- 1938 Off in a Boat - visit to Munich - rented Brae-farm house between Strathpeffer and Dingwall where he stayed for 12 years, these being the most prolific of his literary career.
- 1939 Wild Geese Overhead - a Book Society Choice.
- 1940 Second Sight
- 1941 The Silver Darlings
- 1942 Young Art and Old Hector
- 1943 The Serpent
- 1944 The Green Isle of the Great Deep
- 1946 The Key of the Chest
- 1947 The Drinking Well
- 1948 The Shadow, The Silver Bough - received Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law from Edinburgh University.
- 1949 The Lost Chart, Highland Pack (essays) - departed Brae Farm and purchased 'Kincraig' on the shores of the Cromarty Firth.
- 1950 The White Hour (short stories).
- 1951 The Well at the World's End Appointed to Commission of Inquiry into Crofting Conditions (Taylor Commission) - bought 'Kerrow House' near Cannich with a stretch of salmon fishing river.
- 1952 Bloodhunt.
- 1954 The Other Landscape.
- 1956 The Atom of Delight.
- 1959 Sold 'Kerrow House' and bought 'Dalcraig' near North Kessock.
- 1961 70th birthday celebrated in Edinburgh - presented with a portrait by Caithness County Council.
- 1963 Death of Daisy - buried in Dingwall Cemetery.
- 1963-73 Travelled abroad - involved in broadcasting.
- 1972 Scottish Arts Council set up Neil Gunn Fellowship.
- 1973 Death of Neil Gunn - buried in Dingwall Cemetery alongside Daisy.
- 1985 Formation of the Neil Gunn Society. As of 2000 the Neil Gunn Society holdings are based at Dunbeath Heritage Centre.
- 1987 Memorial Neil Gunn Viewpoint on the heights of Brae between Dingwall and Strathpeffer opened.
- 1991 Unveiling of Memorial Sculpture at Dunbeath Harbour.
Thanks to Alistair McCleery and Jess Campbell for help in compiling this chronology.