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Build Your Own Castle – The Towers

Key Information

The Towers

Learning Point

  1. Towers played an important role for castles, providing a higher line of sight to spot or defend an enemy invading force. Some even had smaller raised sections called turrets, which looked like small towers stacked on the bigger ones below.

Project

  1. Construct the remaining towers
  2. Consider whether some towers need additional turrets to get a better vantage point
  3. Shape the land to ensure the towers are stable and secure
  • Overview

Images to be added later.

Materials used:
Stone bricks (of your choice)
Stone brick slabs (of your choice)
Stone brick stairs (of your choice)
Wood slabs (of your choice)
Door (of your choice, though Spruce is good)
Trapdoor (of your choice)
Waxed copper lightning rod
Iron chains

Fun Facts

  1. Construct the remaining towers
  2. Consider whether some towers need additional turrets to get a better vantage point
  3. Shape the land to ensure the towers are stable and secure

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