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Coastal Lighthouse
A 22-block red and white striped lighthouse with a gallery walk and a glowstone lamp.
- Size
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- Difficulty
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- Style
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- Blocks
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Spruce Watchtower
A 9 by 9 lookout on four spruce log legs with a lookout deck, ladder and pyramid roof.
A quick, cheap tower for spotting structures and keeping watch over your base. Four legs carry a 9 by 9 deck 11 blocks up, a slab railing keeps you from stepping off and a stair roof keeps the rain out.
- Size (W × L × H)
- 9 × 9 × 21
- Blocks to place
- 284
- Layers
- 21
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best biomes
- Taiga, Forest, Any
- Works in
- Java and Bedrock 1.16+
The .schem file is a Sponge schematic for WorldEdit and similar tools on Java 1.21 or newer. Preview it first in the Schematic Viewer. Bedrock players can follow the layer plan below.
How to build the Spruce Watchtower
- 1
Legs
Place four cobblestone footings on the corners of a 7 by 7 square and raise spruce log legs 15 blocks tall on them.
- 2
Bracing
Connect the legs with a ring of spruce planks 5 blocks up.
- 3
Deck
Build a 9 by 9 spruce plank deck at the 11th level with a spruce slab railing around the edge.
- 4
Ladder
Place a ladder on the inside of one leg from the ground through the deck.
- 5
Roof
On top of the legs, build a pyramid roof of spruce stairs that steps in one block per layer and ends with a spruce plank cap.
Builder tips
- Build it on a hill near your base for the best view.
- A lantern on the deck stops mobs from spawning up there.
- Pair it with a Seed Finder seed that has a good lookout spot.
Materials
Exact counts for every block in the build. Stacks are 64.
| Block | Count | Stacks |
|---|---|---|
| Spruce Planks | 104 | 1 × 64 + 40 |
| Spruce Stairs | 80 | 1 × 64 + 16 |
| Spruce Log | 52 | 52 |
| Spruce Slab | 32 | 32 |
| Ladder | 11 | 11 |
| Cobblestone | 4 | 4 |
| Lantern | 1 | 1 |
Gathering estimate
Planks, stairs, slabs, bricks and glass converted back to what you collect, using standard recipes. Rounded up.
- Spruce Log112
- Cobblestone4
- Oak Log4
- Lantern1
Layer-by-layer plan
Build from the bottom up. Each layer shows exactly which block goes where, with the layer below shown faintly for alignment.
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