In 1308, the Bavarian Duke Otto and Stephen of Lower Bavaria enfeoffed Lord Eberwein of Degenberg with the castle.

When the Degenbergs rose up against Duke Albert IV, in the Böckler War, ducal troops under George of Lerchenfeld appeared in front of the castle on 9 December 1468.

In 1762 a tower-like building was added, which also served as the so-called a "grain box" for the tithes of the subjects.

He called it Das Fressende Haus ("The House that Eats"), due to its high costs.

Since 1985, the Fressende Haus has housed a museum and literary archive on the poet, Siegfried von Vegesack.

In addition, sacred art, equipment for flax and linen production and a large collection of snuff are exhibited here.

The castle hill is more densely covered in trees than the rest of the Pfahl due to centuries of fertilisation with waste.