 It has long been supposed that this fort was at Castle Rough, but modern archaeological research has thrown doubt on the identity.The "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" also records Godwin, Earl of Wessex, a powerful nobleman at the time, burning the town to the ground in 1052, one of several Royal towns and property possessions belonging to King Edward the Confessor, that were destroyed by Earl Godwin's army, during a dispute which lasted over many years, due to Earl Godwin's challenge and claim to the throne of England.The town was later rebuilt to its former eminence.