Haw Hill

{{short description|Mound in the United Kingdom}}

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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.{{cite news |url=https://www.morpethherald.co.uk/news/unlocking-the-secrets-of-town-s-ruined-castle-1-7938586 |title=Unlocking the secrets of town's ruined castle |date=6 June 2016 |first=Roger |last=Hawkins |work=Morpeth Herald}}{{cite web|url=http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N13457|title=Keys To The Past, Ref No N13457|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203040456/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N13457|archivedate=3 December 2007|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Details?PRN=N11068 |title=Haw Hill (Morpeth)|website=Keys to the Past}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sheep-brought-keep-grass-cut-4394495 |title=Sheep brought in to keep the grass cut at Morpeth park |date=25 April 2013 |first=David |last=Black |work=The Journal}} 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. The stone castle was burnt down by King John in the 13th century and the castle was rebuilt on the adjacent hill, which still stands today as Morpeth Castle.{{NHLE |num=1017376 |desc=Motte and bailey castle on Haw Hill |date=26 January 2000 |accessdate=20 December 2018}}