During the 14th and 15th centuries the millward was several times brought before the manor court accused of overcharging.

It is probably where the manor courts were held.

In 1400 and 1427, the lords of Gerolstein-Oberramscheid established manor courts for their fiefdom.

By the 18th century, this regulation of the manor court was being abused, and various unauthorised villagers let their animals onto the grounds to feed.

John Lloyd paid the subsidies in 1524 and 1544 and served as a juror of the manor court from at least 1528 to 1542.

In the first quarter of the 17th century, the keep was used to hold manor courts and for the laying out of oats.

The rolls of the manor court have been missing since the 18th century, leaving the records incomplete.

He sold it in the same year to Richard Baskett, who held the manor courts from 1627 to 1634.

During the 19th century manor courts were phased out.

Around this time a manor court for debt recovery was held once a month, with petty sessions once a fortnight.