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.
- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of 112 feet (34 metres)
- …is also known as “Fast Castle,950m NNE of Dowlaw”
- Description: medieval castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siccar Point and Old Cambus.
Siccar Point
Locality
Siccar Point is a rocky promontory in the county of Berwickshire on the east coast of Scotland. Siccar Point is situated 2½ miles west of Fast Castle.
Old Cambus
Hamlet
Old Cambus is a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Old Cambus is situated 3½ miles west of Fast Castle.
Coldingham
Village
Coldingham is a village and parish in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. Coldingham is situated 4½ miles southeast of Fast Castle.
Fast Castle
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Latitude
55.93333° or 55° 56′ north
Longitude
-2.23333° or 2° 14′ west
Open location code
9C7VWQM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Fast Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fast Castle”
- German: “Fast Castle”
- Japanese: “ファスト城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Fast”
- Turkish: “Fast Kalesi”
- Uzbek: “Fast Castle”
- Uzbek: “Tezkor qal’a”
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