Fast Castle, Motte

Fast Castle, Motte is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Fast Castle, Motte is situated nearby to the archaeological site Bedrule Castle (Site of), as well as near the coniferous forest Bedrule Strips.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fatlips Castle and Rubers Law.

Fatlips Castle

Castle

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Fatlips Castle is a peel tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm. Fatlips Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Fast Castle, Motte.

Rubers Law

Peak

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Rubers Law is a prominent, conical hill in the Scottish Borders area of south-east Scotland. It stands on the south bank of the River Teviot, between the towns of Hawick and Jedburgh, and south of the village of Denholm. Rubers Law is situated 2 miles southwest of Fast Castle, Motte.

Fulton Tower

Ruins

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fulton Tower is a ruined 16th century tower house, about 4.5 miles south west of Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, and about 2 miles south of Bedrule, east of the Rule Water. Alternatively the castle may be called Rule Water or Fulton Farm. Fulton Tower is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fast Castle, Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedrule and Denholm.

Bedrule

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bedrule is a hamlet and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The hamlet lies on the east side of the Rule Water, which gave the village its name, about 4 miles west of Jedburgh.

Denholm

Village

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Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. The estimated population of Denholm is 600. There is a village green in the centre. Denholm is situated 1½ miles west of Fast Castle, Motte.

Lanton

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Jedburgh and Timpendean Tower, off the A698. Lanton is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fast Castle, Motte.

Fast Castle, Motte

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.4563° or 55° 27′ 23″ north

Longitude

-2.64146° or 2° 38′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C7VF945+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2553699623

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bedrule Castle (Site of) and Bedrule Strips.

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