Fast Castle

#1451 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, Top attraction

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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. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1522 (503 years ago)Coordinates: 55°55'57"N, 2°13'27"W

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Fast Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Abb's Head Lighthouse, St Abb's Head, Eyemouth Golf Club, Mire Loch.

3.5 miE
Lighthouse
St Abb's Head Lighthouse, St Abbs
89 min walk • St Abb's Head Lighthouse stands on the cliffs at the rocky promontory of St Abb's Head, near the village of St Abbs in Berwickshire.
3.5 miE
Trail, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
St Abb's Head, St Abbs
89 min walk • St Abb's Head is a rocky promontory by the village of St Abbs in Berwickshire, Scotland, and a national nature reserve administered by the National Trust for Scotland.
7.2 miSE
55°52'2"N • 2°4'47"W
Eyemouth Golf Club, Eyemouth
183 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mire Loch, St Abbs
89 min walk • Mire Loch is a man made freshwater loch situated on St Abb's Head in the Scottish Borders, just over a kilometre NW of the village of St. Abbs at grid reference NT912687.
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Marine reserve
St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve, St Abbs
111 min walk • St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve is a Voluntary Marine Reserve—the first established in the United Kingdom. Located in the Scottish Borders, it covers 8 kilometres of the Berwickshire coast, from Eyemouth in the south to St.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Pease Dean
112 min walk • Pease Dean is a nature reserve at Pease Bay, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near the Anglo-Scottish border and Cockburnspath, Cove, and Dunglass. OS 67 NT794707. The reserve is managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and has two parts: Pease Burn...
3.9 miSE
55°54'6"N • 2°8'25"W
Number Four Gallery, St Abbs
99 min walk • Shopping, Museum
4.1 miSE
Church, Monastery
Coldingham Priory, Coldingham
106 min walk • Coldingham Priory was a house of Benedictine monks. It lies on the south-east coast of Scotland, in the village of Coldingham, Berwickshire.