Early Norman Gatehouse Rougemont Castle
by Richard Brookes
Title
Early Norman Gatehouse Rougemont Castle
Artist
Richard Brookes
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Photograph
Description
The wonderful ruin of the early Norman gatehouse entrance to Rougemont Castle in Exeter, Devon. Dating from around 1068 the gatehouse also shows traces of Anglo-Saxon architecture (pointed upper windows) The gatehouse was built into the city's existing Roman Walls following Exeter's rebellion against William The Conqueror. It was also besieged by King Stephen in 1136, mentioned by William Shakespeare in Richard III and was where the last three witches to be executed in England were tried and sentenced here in the 1680s.
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January 9th, 2016
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Comments (3)
Anna-Lena Tideman
Wonderful peace of history. Gorgeous colors and so well kept! Your pics are very special i think.
William Tasker
Sublime image of our past, Richard! Fascinating description and seeing such a clear and defining image of something almost a thousand years old is exciting! L/F
Richard Brookes replied:
Many thanks for your generous comment William. I am very pleased that you found it so. I love places with history and if I can capture a reasonable representation then I'm happy. I'd had this image for a couple of years and came across it again yesterday and suddenly decided that I wanted to process and upload it! :)