Castle
Fa'side Castle
SCT Scotland · 15th century
Fa'side Castle (also Fawside or Falside) is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian in Scotland. The castle is approximately 2 miles (3 kilometres) southwest of Tranent, and 2 mi (3 km) southeast of Musselburgh. The building was restored in the 1980s and is now protected as a category B listed building.
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Fa'side Castle ranks #87 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 126 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 275 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fa'side Castle?
Fa'side Castle stands in Scotland, at 55.9279°, -2.9975°.
When was Fa'side Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1450. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fa'side Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #87 of 6,412 worldwide, and #14 in Scotland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fa'side Castle?
Dalkeith Palace, about 5 km away.
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