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.Photo: Dreamy Jazz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ha‘ Hill” and “Motte and bailey castle on Haw Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morpeth Castle and Morpeth railway station.
Morpeth Castle
Castle
Photo: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morpeth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building at Morpeth, Northumberland, in northeast England. It has been restored by the Landmark Trust and is now available as a holiday rental home. Morpeth Castle is situated 380 feet south of Haw Hill.
Morpeth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tagishsimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morpeth is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 16 miles 50 chains north of Newcastle, serves the historic market town of Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Morpeth railway station is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Haw Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tranwell and Clifton.
Tranwell
Village
Photo: george hurrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tranwell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mitford, in the county of Northumberland, England, about 1 mile south west of Morpeth.
Clifton
Village
Clifton is a hamlet in Northumberland, in England. The population is between 20 and 30. It is situated a short distance to the south of Morpeth, on the A1. Clifton is situated 2 miles south of Haw Hill.
Pegswood
Village
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pegswood is a historic mining village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, and the site of the former Pegswood Colliery. Pegswood is two miles east of Morpeth and three miles west of Ashington, with a population of around 3,280. Pegswood is situated 2 miles northeast of Haw Hill.
Haw Hill
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, mound, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Morpeth, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Haw Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Haw Hill (kastilyo)”
- Cebuano: “Haw Hill”
- Swedish: “Haw Hill (slott)”
- Swedish: “Haw Hill”
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