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Medieval Castle: Minecraft schematic
A stone castle with a moat and drawbridge: a crenellated wall, four corner towers, a gate with a portcullis and a central keep with a dark oak roof. A good centrepiece for a survival town or base.
Materials for the build
To build the "Medieval Castle" you need 9,626 blocks of 21 kinds. The full list is below; stacks (64 each) are approximate.
| Material | Amount | Stacks |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Bricks | 3,235 | 50 stacks + 35 |
| Dirt | 2,025 | 31 stacks + 41 |
| Grass Block | 1,511 | 23 stacks + 39 |
| Mossy Stone Bricks | 801 | 12 stacks + 33 |
| Oak Planks | 498 | 7 stacks + 50 |
| Cracked Stone Bricks | 400 | 6 stacks + 16 |
| Water | 376 | 5 stacks + 56 |
| Stone Brick Slab | 212 | 3 stacks + 20 |
| Dark Oak Stairs | 208 | 3 stacks + 16 |
| Dirt Path | 129 | 2 stacks + 1 |
| Dark Oak Planks | 61 | 61 |
| Iron Bars | 52 | 52 |
| Glass Pane | 48 | 48 |
| Spruce Planks | 19 | 19 |
| Wall Torch | 12 | 12 |
| Oak Slab | 9 | 9 |
| Cobblestone Wall | 8 | 8 |
| Oak Fence | 8 | 8 |
| Spruce Stairs | 8 | 8 |
| Torch | 4 | 4 |
| Spruce Door | 2 | 2 |
How to build the medieval castle: layer by layer
Build from the bottom up. Layer 1 is the lowest. In the 3D viewer turn on "Only the current layer" to see the shape of each layer on its own.
- Layer 1 (2,025 blocks): dirt ×2025.
- Layer 2 (2,025 blocks): grass block ×1511, water ×376, dirt path ×129, spruce planks ×9.
- Layer 3 (450 blocks): stone bricks ×307, mossy stone bricks ×86, cracked stone bricks ×41, cobblestone wall ×8 and more.
- Layer 4 (446 blocks): stone bricks ×303, mossy stone bricks ×90, cracked stone bricks ×41, oak fence ×4 and more.
- Layer 5 (451 blocks): stone bricks ×277, mossy stone bricks ×79, cracked stone bricks ×39, iron bars ×27 and more.
- Layer 6 (438 blocks): stone bricks ×298, mossy stone bricks ×87, cracked stone bricks ×42, glass pane ×8 and more.
- Layer 7 (484 blocks): stone bricks ×258, oak planks ×118, mossy stone bricks ×72, cracked stone bricks ×36.
- Layer 8 (525 blocks): stone bricks ×314, mossy stone bricks ×85, oak planks ×81, cracked stone bricks ×45.
- Layer 9 (444 blocks): stone bricks ×307, mossy stone bricks ×91, cracked stone bricks ×46.
- Layer 10 (352 blocks): stone bricks ×200, stone brick slab ×84, mossy stone bricks ×28, iron bars ×16 and more.
- Layer 11 (216 blocks): stone bricks ×168, mossy stone bricks ×27, cracked stone bricks ×13, glass pane ×8.
- Layer 12 (168 blocks): stone bricks ×114, mossy stone bricks ×36, cracked stone bricks ×18.
- Layer 13 (415 blocks): oak planks ×199, stone bricks ×144, stone brick slab ×32, mossy stone bricks ×27 and more.
- Layer 14 (176 blocks): stone bricks ×121, mossy stone bricks ×25, cracked stone bricks ×14, spruce planks ×8 and more.
- Layer 15 (138 blocks): stone bricks ×89, mossy stone bricks ×25, cracked stone bricks ×14, glass pane ×8 and more.
- Layer 16 (136 blocks): stone bricks ×87, mossy stone bricks ×27, cracked stone bricks ×14, glass pane ×8.
- Layer 17 (364 blocks): stone bricks ×156, oak planks ×100, stone brick slab ×96, mossy stone bricks ×8 and more.
- Layer 18 (168 blocks): stone bricks ×92, dark oak stairs ×48, dark oak planks ×16, mossy stone bricks ×8 and more.
- Layer 19 (80 blocks): dark oak stairs ×60, dark oak planks ×20.
- Layer 20 (44 blocks): dark oak stairs ×36, dark oak planks ×8.
- Layer 21 (32 blocks): dark oak stairs ×28, dark oak planks ×4.
- Layer 22 (24 blocks): dark oak stairs ×20, dark oak planks ×4.
- Layer 23 (16 blocks): dark oak stairs ×12, dark oak planks ×4.
- Layer 24 (8 blocks): dark oak planks ×4, dark oak stairs ×4.
- Layer 25 (1 block): dark oak planks ×1.
How to paste the schematic into the game
This build is saved as Litematica (.litematic). To place it automatically:
- Install the Litematica client mod (Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version.
- Put the downloaded file into
.minecraft/schematics. - In game open the Litematica menu (M), choose "Load Schematics", find the file and load it.
- Place the projection where you want it ("Create Placement"). Missing blocks are highlighted and the material list shows how much of everything you need.
Do not want to install anything? Build by hand: open the build in 3D, follow the layer list above and gather the materials from the table.
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