The remains of the castle are located on a slate dome surrounded by the Nitzbach stream on three sides.
The kuppe climbs steeply to a height of 80 metres and its elliptical outline defines the layout of the castle.

A path starting at the south-east corner of the castle hill ends after about five minutes climb on the terrain of the old south-east zwinger, which was reinforced at its south corner by a round tower.
The walls of this zwinger have been destroyed except for a few remains, only the shape of terrain makes the course of the wall still discernible.

Through a gate in the adjacent defensive wall of the inner bailey to the west, one reaches the heart of the castle, which used to be densely packed with buildings apart from a narrow courtyard.

The original main entrance to the castle was in the west.
Here, the inner bailey had a spacious semicircular outer bailey in front of it, which was accessible through a gatehouse and was reinforced by a round tower on the southern wall of the zwinger.
Along the southern zwinger wall, the path led to the surviving gate of the main castle, which was dominated by a mighty bergfried, which has disappeared today.
In front of the gate itself, the ogival arch bridge over the neck ditch is still visible, the half on the gate side used to be completed by a drawbridge which no longer exists.

Just as with the Virneburgs' castle of Löwenburg above Monreal, in front of the Bergfried was a shield wall, which has largely survived and is about 3 metres thick and still 18 metres high.
It has been built painstakingly of brick and on its crown was a chemin de ronde.
The probably continued to the north of the present structure.
On this wall, probably built as part of the original castle, the two-storey gatehouse and other buildings of the inner bailey were added.

To the right of the castle gate at the corner of the wall is a round tower with a square interior,  which is still 15 metres high.
It is followed by the line of the residential building, from which a small square tower, 3 metres wide, projects.
The palas itself is still two storeys high; it was not given its present appearance until the 16th century.
Outside, on the more weathered masonry, is an older, filled-in basement with two square windows, its divisions can still be seen on the basalt consoles.
The base of the eastern outer wall of the palas is still preserved.
This continued to the north and formed the outer wall of other buildings.
The remains of the castle are located on a slate dome surrounded by the Nitzbach stream on three sides. The kuppe climbs steeply to a height of 80 metres and its elliptical outline defines the layout of the castle.
A path starting at the south-east corner of the castle hill ends after about five minutes climb on the terrain of the old south-east zwinger, which was reinforced at its south corner by a round tower. The walls of this zwinger have been destroyed except for a few remains, only the shape of terrain makes the course of the wall still discernible.
Through a gate in the adjacent defensive wall of the inner bailey to the west, one reaches the heart of the castle, which used to be densely packed with buildings apart from a narrow courtyard.
The original main entrance to the castle was in the west. Here, the inner bailey had a spacious semicircular outer bailey in front of it, which was accessible through a gatehouse and was reinforced by a round tower on the southern wall of the zwinger. Along the southern zwinger wall, the path led to the surviving gate of the main castle, which was dominated by a mighty bergfried, which has disappeared today. In front of the gate itself, the ogival arch bridge over the neck ditch is still visible, the half on the gate side used to be completed by a drawbridge which no longer exists.
Just as with the Virneburgs' castle of Löwenburg above Monreal, in front of the Bergfried was a shield wall, which has largely survived and is about 3 metres thick and still 18 metres high. It has been built painstakingly of brick and on its crown was a chemin de ronde. The probably continued to the north of the present structure. On this wall, probably built as part of the original castle, the two-storey gatehouse and other buildings of the inner bailey were added.
To the right of the castle gate at the corner of the wall is a round tower with a square interior,  which is still 15 metres high. It is followed by the line of the residential building, from which a small square tower, 3 metres wide, projects. The palas itself is still two storeys high; it was not given its present appearance until the 16th century. Outside, on the more weathered masonry, is an older, filled-in basement with two square windows, its divisions can still be seen on the basalt consoles. The base of the eastern outer wall of the palas is still preserved. This continued to the north and formed the outer wall of other buildings.
Virneburg Castle