Fast Castle
From Warlike
Q2557884
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.
1522
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Fast Castle,950m NNE of Dowlaw
- Canmore page@
- Historic Environment Scotland page@
- Cultural Inventory page@
- Tripadvisor page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 55.9324, -2.2239, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
34 places
-
Capture of Berwick ⓘ
1216 siege -
Capture of Berwick ⓘ
1296 battle of the First War of Scottish Independence -
Battle of Dunbar ⓘ
1296 battle during the First War of Scottish Independence -
Battle of Skaithmuir ⓘ
1316 skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence -
Capture of Berwick ⓘ
1318 siege of Berwick in the First War of Scottish Independence -
Siege of Berwick ⓘ
1319 siege of the town of Berwick, England -
Siege of Berwick ⓘ
1333 assault and capture of Berwick town from the Scottish by the English -
Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
1333 part of the Second War of Scottish Independence -
Siege of Berwick ⓘ
1355 Scottish military campaign -
Battle of Duns ⓘ
1372 battle -
English invasion of Scotland ⓘ
English invasion of Scotland in 1400. -
Battle of Nesbit Moor ⓘ
1402 battle between England and Scotland -
Battle of Piperdean ⓘ
1435 battle of the Anglo-Scottish Wars -
Capture of Berwick ⓘ
1482 English invasion of Scotland during the Anglo-Scottish Wars -
Battle of Grindon ⓘ
1558 battle in Northumbria between the English and Scots -
Battle of Dunbar ⓘ
battle during the 1650 English invasion of Scotland -
Battery, Lamer Island, Dunbar Harbour ⓘ
architectural structure in East Lothian, Scotland, UK -
Scremerston Gun Emplacement ⓘ
WW2 coastal gun emplacement bunker overlooking Cocklawburn beach -
Ayton Castle ⓘ
tower house and country house in Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
-
Berwick Castle ⓘ
castle, now ruinous, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK 
-
Hutton Castle ⓘ
castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK -
Stoneypath Tower ⓘ
tower house in East Lothian, Scotland, UK -
Dunbar Castle ⓘ
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 -
Eyemouth Fort ⓘ
architectural structure in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK -
The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed ⓘ
fort in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK -
French Camp ⓘ
1548-9 fort in Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland, UK -
HMS Cramond Island ⓘ
1910 boom defence vessel -
HMS Strathrannoch ⓘ
1917 naval trawler -
HMS Whiting ⓘ
1811 schooner -
HMS Pathfinder ⓘ
1904 Pathfinder-class scout cruiser
1522-01-01T00:00:00Z
1522-01-01T00:00:00Z
1522 Fast Castle
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
Ordnance Survey Sheet NT 86 Published 1954
Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 63 Dunbar, Published 1965
John Thomson (1778-1840) - Fast Castle from Above - NG 2412 - National Galleries of Scotland
Fastcastle
=myles birket foster rws fast castle berwickshire scotland102523)
Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson cropped
Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson
View Fast Castle Dunbar Bafs Rock North Berwick Law 1844 Cadell Print Waverley
James VI and the Gowrie mystery (1902) (14591015298)
OS one-inch map of Berwick-upon-Tweed- Notes on Fast Castle - article published in 1955
- Textiles from Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland - journal article, 1992
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1216 | Capture of Berwick | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1296 | Capture of Berwick | battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1296 | Battle of Dunbar | battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1316 | Battle of Skaithmuir | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1318 | Capture of Berwick | battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1319 | Siege of Berwick | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1333 | Siege of Berwick | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1333 | Battle of Halidon Hill | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1355 | Siege of Berwick | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1372 | Battle of Duns | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1400 | English invasion of Scotland | Kingdom of England, invasion, Kingdom of Scotland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1402 | Battle of Nesbit Moor | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1436 | Battle of Piperdean | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1482 | Capture of Berwick | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1558 | Battle of Grindon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1650 | Battle of Dunbar | battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Commonwealth of England | Wikidata |
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic Environment Scotland page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | U-714 | Type VIIC submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Battery, Lamer Island, Dunbar Harbour | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Scremerston Gun Emplacement | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Ayton Castle | tower house, country house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Berwick Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Hutton Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Stoneypath Tower | dovecote, tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1070 | Dunbar Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1121 | Norham Castle | English Heritage, ruins, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1350 | Tantallon Castle | Earl of Angus, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1522 | Fast Castle | archaeological site, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1816 | Duns Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Eyemouth Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1548 | French Camp | fort | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Cramond Island | boom defence vessel, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Strathrannoch | naval trawler, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1812 | HMS Whiting | schooner, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1904 | HMS Pathfinder | Pathfinder-class scout cruiser, shipwreck, scout cruiser | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Ordnance Survey Sheet NT 86 Published 1954 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 63 Dunbar, Published 1965 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John Thomson (1778-1840) - Fast Castle from Above - NG 2412 - National Galleries of Scotland | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fastcastle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | =myles birket foster rws fast castle berwickshire scotland102523) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson cropped | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fast Castle engraving by William Miller after Rev J Thomson | Commons | ||
| commons | image | View Fast Castle Dunbar Bafs Rock North Berwick Law 1844 Cadell Print Waverley | Commons | ||
| commons | image | James VI and the Gowrie mystery (1902) (14591015298) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | OS one-inch map of Berwick-upon-Tweed | Commons | ||
_-_Fast_Castle_from_Above_-_NG_2412_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_(14591015298).jpg){kind=link}
