It was built around 1346, during the High Middle Ages and much of the curtain wall and keep remain.

The castle hill, known as the Schloßberg, is very steep on the north, west and east sides which made it an ideal location for a fortification.

The family ruled as Ministerialis or unfree knight in the service of another noble.

The first mention of the Güssen is from 1 and 7 May 1171 when Diepold Gusse is listed as a witness on two documents issued by Emperor Frederick I.

[1] Heinrich von Güssenberg is mentioned in 1216 as a witness to the peace settlement between the monastery at Ellwangen and Kaisheim.

However, the castle was destroyed in 1449 during the Städtekreig by troops from Ulm, Giengen and Lauingen, and never rebuilt.

On the south side, a wide dry moat separates the castle area from the flat hill top.

The curtain wall is 47 m (154 ft) long, and the western portion is partially collapsed.