▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁Bru an ▁in ▁a ▁famous ▁ser mon ▁on ▁the ▁un just ▁High land ▁Clear ances ▁and ▁the ▁High land ▁Pot ato ▁Fam ine ▁stated : ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁true ▁we ▁often ▁see ▁the ▁w icked ▁enjoy ▁much ▁comfort ▁and ▁world ly ▁ease , ▁and ▁the ▁God ly ▁ch ast ened ▁them ▁every ▁morning ; ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁dread ful ▁rest ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁and ▁a ▁bl essed ▁ch ast is ement ▁to ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁Castle ▁G unn ▁Next ▁to ▁Bru an , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁W ick , ▁on ▁a ▁cl iff - side ▁rock y ▁per ch , ▁lying ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁rock y ▁coast , ▁on ▁the ▁almost ▁in access ible ▁isolated ▁rock , ▁are ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Castle ▁G unn , ▁which ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁castle ▁of ▁Cl an ▁G unn . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁built , ▁Cl an ▁G unn ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁their ▁power , ▁and ▁were ▁thought ▁to ▁own ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Ca ith ness . ▁S na ek oll ▁G unn ison ▁was ▁re put ed ▁to ▁have ▁built ▁the ▁castle . ▁The ▁castle ▁is ▁re put ed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Norway , ▁in ▁reven ge . ▁The ▁story ▁goes ▁that ▁the ▁King ' s ▁daughter ▁married ▁a ▁chief ▁of ▁Cl an ▁daughter , ▁although ▁the ▁chief ▁had ▁already ▁married ▁and ▁secret ed ▁his ▁wife ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁Castle