Castle Ideas

[Admiral Khan]

Hello everyone who is seeing this post. I am planning a MOC build of a castle and need some ideas as to what parts of the castle to build. The dimensions are 60x60, but I am wanting to split it up into quadrants of 30x30; building one section, and attaching it to the next and so forth. I don't wnat to build a complete castle with outer walls, but I do want to add a keep.

Any ideas on what buildings or structure on this?

Thanks

[-Carson Haupt-]

How about a chapel, or maybe a watchtower in one of the corners. Stables are always meat and often overlooked, as are various craftsmens buildings.

[mccoyed]

A castle can be broken down into component elements fairly easily. You absolutely need a keep and at least one bailey or yard between it and the curtain wall. Castles were meant to shelter people during invasions of the surrounding countryside as well as to provide a position of strength in a part of the landscape both naturally secure and where a lot of it can be seen from vantage. This means you'll want at least one high tower, possibly with some sort of beacon ala Minas Tirith in LOTR. You will also want a storage building for food villagers and farmers would bring in to help the inhabitants survive a siege.

Carson is on the money suggesting craftsmen's buildings and stables. Castles often had liveries, smiths, training yards, etc. If you want some visual refernece, watch a few episodes of Game of Thrones, particularly early ones that take place at Winterfell and Castle Black.

One thing I like to do, besides just googling the layout of existing castles, is play a game called Stronghold as it revolves around castle building. Gives you tons of ideas about necessary parts of castles.

Edited June 27, 2014 by mccoyed

[-Horizon-]

Houses for the servants could add too the look, and maybe a royal blacksmith, Hope my ideas help.

Edited June 28, 2014 by lego3364

[tkatt]

There is a wonderful book by David Macaulay that might give you some ideas and inspiration.

http://www.google.com/search?q=castle+david+macaulay+book&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TiWuU_GoNcSgqAaCvoL4Aw&ved=0CIcBELAE&biw=1276&bih=676

[Admiral Khan]

Thanks for the suggestions. The main feature I want is how each buildind on the perimeter wil not be completed and go off the board, so to speak. So, if I do this, it is easy to see inside without lifting off a roof. The keep is something I want to add either a great hall or throne room in, so that would take up a majority of the space.