The strange thing about this huge Norman castle,is that very little is known about it.Recorded history seems to have passed it by. see http://www.castlefacts.info/contentpages/castledetails/castledetails.asp?country=England&countyid=15&county=Essex&castleid=1128&latitude=51.8365707397461&longitude=0.313450008630753&uin=11133