How to build Medieval Watchtower in Minecraft

A weathered stone keep with arrow slits, a corbelled battlement that juts out over the walls, crenellations, and a banner flying from the roof. Great as a castle corner or a lookout over your base.

Open the interactive 3D plan above to build it one layer at a time: every layer has a numbered top-down plan, a block list and full-screen step-by-step instructions you can tick off as you go. You can also download it for Litematica, WorldEdit or Minecraft Bedrock, or view it in your room in AR.

Materials list

BlockAmountStacks
Stone Bricks2904 stacks + 34
Spruce Planks961 stack + 32
Cobblestone811 stack + 17
Chiseled Stone Bricks48
Cracked Stone Bricks35
Mossy Stone Bricks34
Stone Brick Stairs34
Ladder16
Stone Brick Slab13
Red Wool6
Spruce Fence6
Lantern4
Torch3
Spruce Door1

Building tips

  1. Mixing in mossy and cracked stone bricks makes the walls look old. Swap them randomly as you go.
  2. The upside-down stairs under the battlement are "corbels": place them against the top of the wall from below.
  3. Leave the arrow slits open and use iron bars if you want them mob-proof.

Step-by-step: all 23 layers

  1. Layer 1 Cobblestone ×81
  2. Layer 2 Stone Bricks ×16, Mossy Stone Bricks ×4, Cracked Stone Bricks ×3, Ladder ×1, Spruce Door ×1, Torch ×1
  3. Layer 3 Stone Bricks ×16, Mossy Stone Bricks ×4, Cracked Stone Bricks ×3, Ladder ×1
  4. Layer 4 Stone Bricks ×16, Cracked Stone Bricks ×3, Mossy Stone Bricks ×2, Stone Brick Stairs ×2, Ladder ×1, Stone Brick Slab ×1
  5. Layer 5 Stone Bricks ×18, Cracked Stone Bricks ×5, Ladder ×1, Mossy Stone Bricks ×1
  6. Layer 6 Chiseled Stone Bricks ×24, Spruce Planks ×24, Ladder ×1
  7. Layer 7 Stone Bricks ×20, Cracked Stone Bricks ×2, Mossy Stone Bricks ×2, Ladder ×1, Torch ×1
  8. Layer 8 Stone Bricks ×15, Mossy Stone Bricks ×3, Cracked Stone Bricks ×2, Ladder ×1
  9. Layer 9 Stone Bricks ×15, Mossy Stone Bricks ×3, Cracked Stone Bricks ×2, Ladder ×1
  10. Layer 10 Stone Bricks ×19, Cracked Stone Bricks ×4, Ladder ×1, Mossy Stone Bricks ×1
  11. Layer 11 Chiseled Stone Bricks ×24, Spruce Planks ×24, Ladder ×1
  12. Layer 12 Stone Bricks ×17, Mossy Stone Bricks ×4, Cracked Stone Bricks ×3, Ladder ×1, Torch ×1
  13. Layer 13 Stone Bricks ×19, Ladder ×1, Mossy Stone Bricks ×1
  14. Layer 14 Stone Bricks ×16, Cracked Stone Bricks ×2, Mossy Stone Bricks ×2, Ladder ×1
  15. Layer 15 Stone Bricks ×17, Cracked Stone Bricks ×4, Mossy Stone Bricks ×3, Ladder ×1
  16. Layer 16 Stone Brick Stairs ×32, Stone Bricks ×18, Mossy Stone Bricks ×4, Cracked Stone Bricks ×2, Ladder ×1
  17. Layer 17 Spruce Planks ×48, Stone Bricks ×32, Ladder ×1
  18. Layer 18 Stone Bricks ×32, Spruce Fence ×1
  19. Layer 19 Stone Brick Slab ×12, Stone Bricks ×4, Spruce Fence ×1
  20. Layer 20 Lantern ×4, Spruce Fence ×1
  21. Layer 21 Red Wool ×2, Spruce Fence ×1
  22. Layer 22 Red Wool ×2, Spruce Fence ×1
  23. Layer 23 Red Wool ×2, Spruce Fence ×1

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