Fast Castle

medieval castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. 
Fast Castle,950m NNE of Dowlaw

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1522 archaeological site, castle, United Kingdom, 

• Historic Environment Scotland entry^@
• Historic Environment Scotland entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• CastlesFortsBattles article^@
• Textile History Textiles from Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
  

Location: 55.932, -2.223, KML, Maps

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CastlesFortsBattles – United Kingdom – 

Frameless

A rock at Fast Castle Head

Brander, near Fast Castle

Cliffs looking W from Fast Castle

Fastcastle

Fast Castle

Fast Castle

Fast Castle

Fast Castle

Fast Castle Head

Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson

Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson cropped

Fast Castle from seaward

James VI and the Gowrie mystery (1902) (14591015298)

John Thomson (1778-1840) - Fast Castle from Above - NG 2412 - National Galleries of Scotland

OS one-inch map of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 64 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Published 1965

Remains of Fast Castle

Remains of Fast Castle, Coldingham

Rocks below Fast Castle

Rocks west of Fast Castle

The Souter

The Souter, near Fast Castle

Viewpoint of Coastline from Fast Castle to Torness Power Station

View Fast Castle Dunbar Bafs Rock North Berwick Law 1844 Cadell Print Waverley

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Historic Environment Scotland entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic Environment Scotland entry@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		Textile History Textiles from Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
base		King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum	barracks, museum, English Heritage, tripadvisor		Wikidata
base		Lauderdale House, Victoria Street, Dunbar	military base, architectural structure		Wikidata
base		RAF Charterhall	Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Crosslaw	Royal Air Force station, radar station		Wikidata
base		RAF Dronehill	Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Drone Hill	Royal Air Force station, radar station		Wikidata
base		RAF Milfield	Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Winfield	Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
bunker		Scremerston Gun Emplacement	bunker		Wikidata
castle		Ayton Castle	country house, tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Berwick Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dunbar Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Duns Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Floors Castle	castle, country house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Hutton Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Norham Castle	castle, ruins, English Heritage, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Stoneypath Tower	tower house, dovecote, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Battery, Lamer Island, Dunbar Harbour	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Eyemouth Fort	fort		Wikidata
fort		French Camp	fort		Wikidata
fort		The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed	fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2009	A rock at Fast Castle Head			Wikimedia
image	2006	Brander, near Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2005	Cliffs looking W from Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image		Fastcastle			Wikimedia
image	2010	Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2007	Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2007	Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2005	Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2006	Fast Castle Head			Wikimedia
image	1826	Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson			Wikimedia
image	1826	Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson cropped			Wikimedia
image	2010	Fast Castle from seaward			Wikimedia
image	1902	James VI and the Gowrie mystery (1902) (14591015298)			Wikimedia
image		John Thomson (1778-1840) - Fast Castle from Above - NG 2412 - National Galleries of Scotland			Wikimedia
image	1947	OS one-inch map of Berwick-upon-Tweed			Wikimedia
image	1965	Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 64 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Published 1965			Wikimedia
image	2006	Remains of Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2006	Remains of Fast Castle, Coldingham			Wikimedia
image	2007	Rocks below Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2007	Rocks west of Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2006	The Souter			Wikimedia
image	2006	The Souter, near Fast Castle			Wikimedia
image	2006	Viewpoint of Coastline from Fast Castle to Torness Power Station			Wikimedia
image	1844	View Fast Castle Dunbar Bafs Rock North Berwick Law 1844 Cadell Print Waverley			Wikimedia
image		=myles birket foster rws fast castle berwickshire scotland102523)			Wikimedia

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