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Fast Castle : A History from 1602 by Keith L Mitchell - Berwickshire Scotland
Fast Castle : A History from 1602 by Keith L Mitchell - Berwickshire Scotland
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Fast Castle : A History from 1602
By Keith L Mitchell
Published by Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. 124 pages. Illustrated.
Very good clean condition throughout - no writing or names.
PLEASE NOTE: I have another book pertaining to Fast Castle by Mary Kennaway listed on eBay at the moment: See my other auctions
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.
Fast Castle, in its heyday, comprised a courtyard and keep, built on a narrow sloping plateau, 27 by 82 metres (89 by 269 ft), on an eponymous promontory overlooking the North Sea. Cliffs up to 45 metres (148 ft) high on either side rendered the castle relatively impregnable. The plateau was surrounded by a curtain wall with towers, with the keep at the northern extremity of the promontory. The castle could only be reached by a drawbridge over a narrow ravine, protected by a barbican. Little remains today of the keep or the courtyard walls except foundations, and a section of the north-east wall. The layout of the castle is very similar to that of Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire, though Fast Castle is on a smaller scale. Access to the sea was via a pulley system with basket. There is a cave at the foot of the cliffs, which, it has been suggested, could once have acted as an access to the interior of the castle by its inhabitants.
By Keith L Mitchell
Published by Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. 124 pages. Illustrated.
Very good clean condition throughout - no writing or names.
PLEASE NOTE: I have another book pertaining to Fast Castle by Mary Kennaway listed on eBay at the moment: See my other auctions
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.
Fast Castle, in its heyday, comprised a courtyard and keep, built on a narrow sloping plateau, 27 by 82 metres (89 by 269 ft), on an eponymous promontory overlooking the North Sea. Cliffs up to 45 metres (148 ft) high on either side rendered the castle relatively impregnable. The plateau was surrounded by a curtain wall with towers, with the keep at the northern extremity of the promontory. The castle could only be reached by a drawbridge over a narrow ravine, protected by a barbican. Little remains today of the keep or the courtyard walls except foundations, and a section of the north-east wall. The layout of the castle is very similar to that of Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire, though Fast Castle is on a smaller scale. Access to the sea was via a pulley system with basket. There is a cave at the foot of the cliffs, which, it has been suggested, could once have acted as an access to the interior of the castle by its inhabitants.
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