# Walled Courtyard Castle: Minecraft Blueprint

> A 33 by 33 castle with curtain walls, four corner towers, a gatehouse and a three-floor keep.

Source: https://minebuildr.com/blueprints/walled-courtyard-castle

## Quick facts

- Category: Castles
- Style: Medieval
- Size: 33 wide, 33 long, 21 tall (blocks)
- Total blocks: 4,596
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Editions: Java and Bedrock 1.16+
- Biomes: Plains, Hills, Any
- Download: Premium members can download the .schem file and layer plan

## Description

A full castle you can defend. An 8-tall curtain wall with a battlement walk links four hollow corner towers with ladders, a gatehouse guards the arched entrance and a crenellated keep with corner turrets rises over the courtyard.

## Materials

| Block | Count |
| --- | ---: |
| Stone Bricks | 2569 |
| Grass Block | 960 |
| Spruce Planks | 337 |
| Mossy Stone Bricks | 311 |
| Cracked Stone Bricks | 223 |
| Ladder | 72 |
| Glass | 48 |
| Gravel | 48 |
| Hay Bale | 12 |
| Oak Log | 8 |
| Lantern | 7 |
| Dark Oak Door | 1 |

## Build steps

1. Ground and walls: Flatten a 33 by 33 area. Build the curtain wall 8 tall around a 29 by 29 square with an inner walkway ring and merlons on top.
2. Corner towers: On each corner build a 7 by 7 tower 14 tall, hollow inside with a floor level with the wall walk, doors onto the walk and the courtyard and a ladder to the roof.
3. Gatehouse: In the middle of the front wall build a 7 by 3 gatehouse 11 tall with a 3 by 4 arch and merlons.
4. Keep: At the back of the courtyard build an 11 by 11 keep 15 tall with spruce floors, a roof, merlons and 3 by 3 corner turrets.
5. Details: Lay a gravel path from gate to keep, add lantern posts and hay bales and weather the bricks.

## Tips

- Build the curtain wall first so mobs cannot wander in.
- Expect around 80 stacks of stone bricks.
- Premium members can open every layer and download the .schem file.

## Related MineBuildr tools

- [Castle Generator](https://minebuildr.com/tools/castle-generator): Generate medieval castle layouts with towers, walls, gates and inner keep — sized for any plot.
- [Wall Pattern Generator](https://minebuildr.com/tools/wall-pattern-generator): Generate randomized wall patterns from any palette — stone, wood, deepslate or custom mixes.
- [Terraform Planner](https://minebuildr.com/tools/terraform-planner): Sketch terrain layers, biome zones and elevation steps for any plot — with block estimates for each region.

Preview image: https://minebuildr.com/__l5e/assets-v1/a481c418-39b0-4e7a-9a68-cf8c39281e90/minecraft-blueprint-walled-courtyard-castle-iso.jpg