The beginnings of the complex, which was founded as an imperial castle, probably date back to the 12th century. In 1163, Hartlieb von Ramberg is mentioned as a witness in a document from the Eußerthal monastery. For the year 1263, written sources refer to the ministerial Werner von Ramberg, who held an important court office as a Schenk. As a functionary, he was not connected to the Imperial Castle of Trifels but served the Bishop of Speyer. The Counts Palatine finally obtained the right to open the castle in 1351. In 1519, the castle and all of its accessories passed to Philipp and Wolfgang Kämmerer von Worms called Dalberg.
Ramburg Castle was captured during the Peasants' War in 1525, before being reduced to ruins by two lightning strikes in 1560. During the Thirty Years' War, the castle, which had been restored in the meantime, appears to have been plundered. (Dieter Barz; Jens Friedhoff)
The building development of the castle has not yet been sufficiently researched. Based on the shape and distribution of the humpback ashlars, the surviving structure of the core castle probably dates back to the period between 1200 and 1250. Despite the progressive decay of the complex after its destruction by lightning, the sources report a planned restoration after 1648, which was, however, not carried out. In the 18th century, the castle ruins were further decimated by stone robbery. For safety reasons, the shield wall was reduced by several metres to a height of 18 metres in 1903. In 1971, the Ramburg underwent a comprehensive, not always fortunate restoration. (Jens Friedhoff)
Fairly small core castle (approx. 30 x 20 metres) on a boulder. The three metre thick and still 18 metre high shield wall with humpback ashlar cladding has been preserved. The silhouette of the castle is also characterised by individual pillars of the residential building. There is a rock cellar beneath the core castle. On the south side is a well shaft in an old cistern. Only small remains of the lower castle and the outer bailey have survived. (Dieter Barz)