Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Fast

Fast, an ancient military strength in Bedrule parish, Roxburghshire, 1 furlong NW of the ruins of Bedrule Castle. It seems to have been an outwork of the castle, and is now represented by merely a mound.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an ancient military strength"   (ADL Feature Type: "fortifications")
Administrative units: Bedrule Parish       Roxburghshire County

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