Green plaque № 10116

Morpeth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

The Haw Hill Mound-Castle was made by William de Merlay, 1st Baron of Morpeth, in c.1080, using a natural mount, steepening its sides and cutting it off from the westerly spur. A timber stockade encircled the mound-top and enclosed a timer tower-house, while a small gate-tower defended the access by

a footbridge over the cut in the western spur, in all probability. The attendant bailey (courtyard with domestic buildings) could have been attached at the riverside, or, detached, on nearby Castle H

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