Rougemont Gardens

Rougemont Gardens

The Rougemont Gardens is an ornamental open space adjacent to the Rougemont Castle in Exeter, Devon. The gardens are bounded by Northernhay Gardens and the Exeter City Central Library.

The site was originally constructed as part of William the Conqueror's defences for Rougemont Castle during the Norman Conquest of England. When William ordered the construction of Rougemont Castle in 1068, the grounds were designed to include defensive ringwork which characterises the shape of gardens today.

The area was laid out as a garden during the late 18th century by the occupiers of Rougemont House. Victorian writers referred to it as 'a perfect sylvan retreat'. In 1912, Exeter City Council purchased the land and linked it to Northernhay Gardens.

The gardens are used by the Northcott Theatre to stage Shakespearean plays in the summer.

The gardens are currently maintained as a public open space by Exeter City Council.

External links

* [http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1962 Rougemont Gardens]
* [http://www.exeter.gov.uk/timetrail/06_norman/defence.asp Norman Conquest & Rougemont Castle]


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