The original brick core of the castle on a rocky peak had a longitudinal floor plan measuring 28x19 meters. The foundations of a square shelter residential tower in the middle of the courtyard have been preserved, which was closed by a wall around the perimeter of the top plateau. The castle was protected both by the steepings of the hill, but also by ditches dug in the rock. Near the tower, the square foundations of another defunct brick building have been preserved. There was also a tank for collecting rainwater, which was stuck in the rock on three sides and demolished on one side.In 2016, archaeological research was conducted in the locality, during which various ceramic fragments were found, especially from pots and jugs. Sučiansky Castle was large in size, but the material from it was probably used by the Révai family to build a manor house in Turčianská Štiavnička.

Pôvodné murované jadro hradu na skalnom vrchole malo pozdĺžny pôdorys s rozmermi 28x19 metrov. Zachovali sa základy štvorcovej útočiskovej obytnej veže uprostred nádvoria, ktoré uzatvárala hradba po obvode vrcholovej plošiny. Hrad bol chránený jednak strminami vrchu, ale i priekopami vyhĺbenými v skale. V blízkosti veže sa zachovali štvorcové základy ďalšej zaniknutej murovanej stavby. Nachádzala sa tu aj cisterna na zachytávanie dažďovej vody, ktorá bola z troch strán zasekaná do skaly a z jednej strany domurovaná.V roku 2016 bol v lokalite vedený archeologický výskum, počas ktorého sa našli rôzne keramické úlomky najmä z hrncov a džbánov. Sučiansky hrad bol veľkých rozmerov, no materiál z neho zrejme Révaiovci použili na výstavbu kaštieľa v Turčianskej Štiavničke.

Archaeologists estimate the origin of the castle in the second half of the 13th century. In 1264 King Belo IV. he exchanged the territory of Vrbice for Sučany to the Zvolen county Mikuláš, the ancestor of the Balassov family. It was Mikuláš and his son Peter Forró who probably had the castle built here. Later, around 1310, the castle was forcibly acquired by Matúš Čák, but after his death, King Karol Róbert returned several castle estates to Peter and his nephew Juraj, including Sučany. In 1323, Peter and Juraj exchanged the property of Sučian together with the castle with their relative, the county governor of Donč. However, Donč had held the position of mayor of the Komárno chair since 1337 and did not stay in Sučany. The castle belonged to the crown and they ordered its partial demolition, probably due to its redundancy. According to a document from 1430, King Sigismund donated the Sučianske estate to Juraj Thurz and Martin of Betlanovce. The document mentions the demolished Sučiansky castle in the area of the village Podhradie. The Thurz family probably restored the castle and expanded it with a small fort. The Thurz family remained at the castle for some time until the castle no longer suited them and they left it. The castle could probably be destroyed in 1488, when King Matej Korvín intervened militarily against the supporters of the Polish king Kazimír and the intervention was also directed against his brother's captains Martin and Bartoš, who in 1471 probably already owned the castle and allegedly handed over the castle to the Poles. In 2016, archaeological research was conducted in the locality, during which various ceramic fragments were found, especially from pots and jugs. Sučiansky Castle was large in size, but the material from it was probably used by the Révai family to build a manor house in Turčianská Štiavnička.

Vznik hradu archeológovia odhadujú na druhú polovicu 13. storočia. V roku 1264 kráľ Belo IV. vymenil zvolenskému županovi Mikulášovi, predkovi rodu Balassovcov, územie Vrbice za Sučany. Práve Mikuláš a jeho syn Peter Forró tu dal pravdepodobne postaviť hrad. Neskôr, okol roku 1310 hrad násilím získal Matúš Čák, no po jeho smrti kráľ Karol Róbert vrátil Petrovi a jeho synovcovi Jurajovi viaceré hradné panstvá, medzi nimi i Sučany. V roku 1323 Peter a Juraj vymenili majetok Sučian spolu s hradom so svojim príbuzným, zvolenským županom Dončom. Donč však už od roku 1337 zastával funkciu župana Komárňanskej stolice a v Sučanoch sa nezdržiaval. Hrad pripadol korune a nariadili jeho čiastočné zbúranie, pravdepodobne kvôli jeho nadbytočnosti. Podľa listiny z roku 1430 kráľ Žigmund daroval Sučianske panstvo Jurajovi Thurzovi a Martinovi z Betlanoviec. Listina spomína zbúraný Sučiansky hrad v chotári obce Podhradie. Thurzovci zrejme hrad obnovili a rozšírili o malé predhradie. Thurzovci na hrade zostali nejaký čas, až kým im hrad prestal vyhovovať a opustili ho. K deštrukcii hradu mohlo pravdepodobne dôjsť v roku 1488, keď kráľ Matej Korvín vojensky zasiahol proti prívržencom poľského kráľoviča Kazimíra a zásah smeroval aj proti bratríckym kapitánom Martinovi a Bartošovi, ktorí v roku 1471 hrad už zrejme vlastnili a údajne hrad vydali poliakom. V roku 2016 bol v lokalite vedený archeologický výskum, počas ktorého sa našli rôzne keramické úlomky najmä z hrncov a džbánov. Sučiansky hrad bol veľkých rozmerov, no materiál z neho zrejme Révayovci použili na výstavbu kaštieľa v Turčianskej Štiavničke.

There are no myths available.

K tomuto objektu nie sú dostupné žiadne povesti

The remains of the walls are freely accessible

Zvyšky múrov sú voľne prístupné