Rougemont Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Red stone still gleams in the ancient gatehouse, marking the exact spot where William the Conqueror punished Exeter for refusing his oath. The castle has watched centuries of human fear and judgment, most brutally when three women stood accused of witchcraft inside its shadow. It is not a pretty ruin for photographs. It is a stone warning that power often arrives after resistance, and it still stands because that warning remains useful.

The National Heritage List for England records Rougemont Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Rougemont Castle was built by the de Montalt family in the 13th century and later held by the Bishops of Durham. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval episcopal castle and as a strategic stronghold in the northern English border region.

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