▁to ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁Chron icle , ▁in ▁ 1 0 6 5 ▁Earl ▁Harold ▁of ▁W esse x , ▁having ▁defeated ▁Gru ff y dd ▁ap ▁L ly w ely n ▁and ▁conquer ed ▁areas ▁around ▁Here ford ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁W ye , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁construct ing ▁a ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁which ▁he ▁could ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁hunting ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁attacked ▁and ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁force ▁under ▁Car ad og ▁ap ▁Gru ff y dd , ▁King ▁of ▁G w ent . ▁Harold ▁never ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁reven ge ; ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 0 6 6 ▁he ▁became ▁king ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁H ast ings . ▁Arch ae olog ists ▁consider ▁it ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁hunting ▁l odge ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁as ▁Car ad og ▁Fre ich fr as ' ▁earlier ▁court . ▁ ▁A ▁ge oph ys ical ▁survey ▁carried ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁revealed ▁extensive ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁an ▁exc av ation ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁TV ▁programme ▁Time ▁Team , ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁exc av ation ▁revealed ▁that ▁a ▁Norman ▁fort ified ▁tower ▁house ▁had ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁site , ▁probably ▁contempor aneous ▁with ▁the ▁nearby