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: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “en: Haw Hill”, “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 430 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.
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
Museum
Photo: Tzdelski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks. Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is situated 800 feet north 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, and tourism
- Location: Morpeth, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.16477° or 55° 9′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.68781° or 1° 41′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C7W5876+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1707312425OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q17664768
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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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