The relatively large castle with dimensions of approximately 150x70 m had a small core, which partially occupied the top plateau of the central rock. Two stone walls stretched around the core. In the middle of the courtyard there is a cliff, which was used for the construction of the palace, which was entered by a partially preserved staircase, which had a barrel vault. Apart from the massive wall of the 1.8 m thick perimeter wall, practically nothing of the above-ground development of the courtyard has been preserved. Signs of construction can be seen only SE of the core and the large building on the north side was apparently pushed up the slope. A square tank is carved into the subsoil under the rock of the core.From the outside, the castle was protected on three sides by a fortification with a ditch, which probably replaced the older rampart. During the later modifications, the moat was filled in and the castle was extended a bit.

The castle was probably built around 1290. It was built by Henrik, the son of Oth of the Balogh family, who was the royal counselor of Andrew III. In 1309, Matúš Čák seized the castle, as evidenced by a later document from 1312, when the castle is mentioned as his property.

After Matúš's death, King Karol Róbert returned the castle to the Balogh family for a short time, as evidenced by the archaeological material obtained by surface collection. However, due to the resistance of the Balogh family towards the king, the king eventually removed the castle from them, and from 1323 until the second half of the 15th century the castle belonged to the Széchy family, who were loyal to the king. However, they sympathized with Ján Jiskra of Brandýs and in 1456 lent the castle to his warriors, later brothers. However, this was the reason why the castle was conquered by Sebastián Rozgonyi in 1460 and he received the castle from the king as a reward.

In 1481, however, the Széchy family returned to the castle and their family remained there until 1646, when Maria Széchy (Muráň Venus), married the later palatine František Wesselényi. František had the castle fortified in 1664, but in 1677 Thököly's rebels conquered it and it has been in ruins ever since. The remains of the castle walls were dismantled by the local population for building materials, but nevertheless the visible above-ground remains of the castle have been preserved.

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The ruins of the castle are located in the game reserve. To enter, it is necessary to obtain a permit from the administrator, or directly through Lesy SR.More info

https://www.lesy.sk/kontakty/kontaktne-informacie/

https://www.hrady-zamky.sk/blh/