After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, farmers and herders continued to live here during the Early Middle Ages.

In 840 it was personally owned by the king of Raetia Curiensis and was a local administrative center as well as the site of major church.

The original castle consisted of a slender, tall bergfried and an attached two-story palas.

[4] The castle and surrounding estates were sold by Berall von Wangen in 1258 to the Bishop of Chur for 300 silver Marks.

However, to purchase the estates the Bishop had to put the castle up as collateral to secure a loan from the Freiherr von Vaz.

Tolls and taxes from trade over the Julier and Septimer Passes brought a steady stream of money into the castle.

Without protection from the elements the castle began to deteriorate until the palas and bergfried roofs were replaced in the 20th century.

After the fire in 1867 the old roof and floors were stripped off the castle, allowing rain in and damaging the walls.