Haw Hill
Northumberland, England
Haw Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle in Northumberland, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Morpeth Castle, 0.1 mi away.
Haw Hill at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Morpeth Castle
0.1 mi away
Castles in Northumberland
56
England
About Haw Hill
Haw Hill or Ha' Hill is a mound and scheduled monument in Carlisle Park, Morpeth which was the site of a motte-and-bailey castle, being Morpeth's first castle. The castle was built by the de Merlay family in 1095, originally constructed as a wooden structure, being replaced later by a stone castle in the same location.
From the Wikipedia article on Haw Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haw Hill sits at 55.1646, -1.6880 in Northumberland. The closest other castles are Morpeth Castle (0.1 mi), Mitford Castle (1.9 mi) and Bothal Castle (2.5 mi). Northumberland has 56 castles in all.
