Fast Castle

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Fast Castle is the ruined remains of a coastal fortress in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland, in the Scottish Borders. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north west of the village of Coldingham, and just outside the St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve, run by the National Trust for Scotland. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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Fast Castle,950m NNE of Dowlaw
castle, archaeological site, United Kingdom

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Location: 55.9324, -2.2239, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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    tower house and country house in Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
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    castle, now ruinous, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK  
  • Hutton Castle
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    castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Norham Castle
    partly ruined castle in Northumberland, England, UK  
  • Tantallon Castle
    mid-14th-century fortress east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  
  • Fast Castle
    medieval castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK  
  • Duns Castle
    castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK  
  • Bughtrig
    country house in Scottish Borders, UK
  • Manderston House
    building in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
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    museum in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, UK
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    English Heritage in North East England
  • Chain Bridge Honey Farm
    visitor attraction, museum in Northumberland, England, UK
  • John Muir's Birthplace
    museum in East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Paxton House
    country house museum in Berwickshire, United Kingdom
  • The Main Guard
    museum in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, UK
  • King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum
    museum, formerly barracks, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom
  • Kings Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum
    museum in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, UK
  • Jim Clark Motorsport Museum
    museum in Duns, Scotland, UK
  • Eyemouth Museum
    museum in Eyemouth, Scotland, UK
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Ordnance Survey Sheet NT 86 Published 1954Ordnance Survey Sheet NT 86 Published 1954
Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 63 Dunbar, Published 1965Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 63 Dunbar, Published 1965
John Thomson (1778-1840) - Fast Castle from Above - NG 2412 - National Galleries of ScotlandJohn Thomson (1778-1840) - Fast Castle from Above - NG 2412 - National Galleries of Scotland
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Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson croppedFast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson cropped
Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J ThomsonFast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson
View Fast Castle Dunbar Bafs Rock North Berwick Law 1844 Cadell Print WaverleyView Fast Castle Dunbar Bafs Rock North Berwick Law 1844 Cadell Print Waverley
James VI and the Gowrie mystery (1902) (14591015298)James VI and the Gowrie mystery (1902) (14591015298)
OS one-inch map of Berwick-upon-TweedOS one-inch map of Berwick-upon-Tweed
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linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
sitecastleAyton Castletower house, country houseWikidata
sitecastleBerwick CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleHutton CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleStoneypath Towertower house, dovecoteWikidata
sitecastle1070Dunbar CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1121Norham Castlecastle, ruinsWikidata
sitecastle1350Tantallon CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1522Fast Castlecastle, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecastle1816Duns CastlecastleWikidata
sitegardenBughtrigbuilding, gardenWikidata
sitegardenManderston Housebuilding, garden, country houseWikidata
sitemuseumBerwick Gaol MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseumBerwick Museum and Art Gallerylocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumBerwick-upon-Tweed Castle & Berwick Rampartshistory museumWikidata
sitemuseumChain Bridge Honey Farmmuseum, tourist attractionWikidata
sitemuseumJohn Muir's Birthplacehistoric house museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseumPaxton Housecountry house, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumThe Main GuardmuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1717King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museummuseum, barracksWikidata
sitemuseum1938Kings Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1969Jim Clark Motorsport Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1982Eyemouth Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1992Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallerymuseum, local authority museumWikidata
commonsimageOrdnance Survey Sheet NT 86 Published 1954 Commons
commonsimageOrdnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 63 Dunbar, Published 1965 Commons
commonsimageJohn Thomson (1778-1840) - Fast Castle from Above - NG 2412 - National Galleries of Scotland Commons
commonsimageFastcastle Commons
commonsimage=myles birket foster rws fast castle berwickshire scotland102523) Commons
commonsimageFast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson cropped Commons
commonsimageFast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson Commons
commonsimageView Fast Castle Dunbar Bafs Rock North Berwick Law 1844 Cadell Print Waverley Commons
commonsimageJames VI and the Gowrie mystery (1902) (14591015298) Commons
commonsimageOS one-inch map of Berwick-upon-Tweed Commons