Fast Castle
Fast Castle is the ruined remains of a coastal fortress in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland, in the Scottish Borders. It lies 4 miles 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.Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Localities in the Area
Siccar Point
Locality
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Siccar Point is a rocky promontory in the county of Berwickshire on the east coast of Scotland. Siccar Point is situated 5 km west of Fast Castle.
Old Cambus
Hamlet
Old Cambus is a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Old Cambus is situated 6 km west of Fast Castle.
Coldingham
Village
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coldingham is a village and parish in Scottish Borders, on Scotland's southeast coastline, north of Eyemouth. Coldingham is situated 7 km southeast of Fast Castle.
Fast Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: medieval castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9325° or 55° 55' 57" northLongitude
-2.22388° or 2° 13' 26" westOpen Location Code
9C7VWQMG+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 1033473289OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2557884Fast Castle Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Dutch: Fast Castle
- English: Fast Castle,950m NNE of Dowlaw
- German: Fast Castle
- Japanese: ファスト城
- Portuguese: Castelo Fast
- Uzbek: Fast Castle
- Uzbek: Tezkor qal'a
Other Places Named Fast Castle
Landmarks in the Area
- Telegraph HillPeak
- The SouterCliff, 790 metres east
- Lowrie KnowesPeak
- Broad SandsBeach, 1½ km southeast
- Brown RiggPeak
Places in the Area
- Dowlaw Farm CottagesResidential area, 1 km southwest
- LumsdaineFarm, 2½ km southeast
- Admiralty Distance PoleTower, 2½ km southeast
- Lumsdaine DeanResidence, 3 km southeast
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