The castle dominates the nearby Jizera river valley and the old trade route from Turnov to the north.

During the Thirty Years' War marauders, deserters, and fugitives of every kind found shelter here.

It is believed to be on the right of the tower through the ground floor of the palace itself, a castle lord's residence.

The dominant feature of the castle is a large tower ("bergfrit") built on the highest rock.

The public has been allowed to visit the ruins since the 1890s, when the Turnov Adornment Club bought it from Prince of Rohan, who lived in Sychrov Castle.