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Rougemont Castle, also known as Exeter Castle, is the historic castle of Exeter, Devon, England. It was built into the northern corner of the Roman city walls starting in or shortly after 1068, following Exeter’s rebellion against William the Conqueror. In 1136 it was besieged for three months by King Stephen. An outer bailey, which little now remains, was added later in the 12th century. The castle is mentioned in Shakespeare’s play Richard III in a reference to that king’s visit to Exeter in 1483. Devon’s county court was located here from 1607, and the three Devon Witches—the last people in England to be executed for witchcraft—were tried and convicted at the Exeter Assizes in 1682.