Shape and Space - Castles
Name : ______________
We are going to draw some different views of a castle, and answer questions about the shapes in the
castle.
A. Answer these questions about shapes in the castle using the
plan of the castle given to you and this picture to help :
1) What shape are the four towers in the corners and what
are the lengths of their outside edges?
2) Extend the main castle walls into the towers to form a
rectangle. What are the lengths of the sides of this
rectangle ?
3) How big is the gatehouse of the castle ?
4) Can you count how many rectangles there are in the castle? Why are there so many rectangles
in the castle ?
B. On A4 plain paper, we will draw a scale drawing of the plan view of the castle. Use a scale of 1cm = 2
metres and have your paper in the landscape orientation.
Start by drawing the rectangle making up the main castle walls, then add the towers and the
gatehouse. Draw lightly in pencil so you can erase any lines you do not need at the end.
C. We will now draw a front and side elevation of the castle, using the following information :
The castle walls are 4m high.
The towers are 10m high.
The gatehouse is 6m high.
Draw the main shapes first, then you can add the drawbridge and battlements. Use the same scale as
before (1cm = 2 metres).
D. Answer the following questions about the area and volume of parts of the castle.
1) What is the area of the floor of each tower ?
2) What is the total area of the space inside the castle walls ?
3) What is the total area of the outside walls of the castle ?
4) What is the volume of space inside each tower ?
5) What is the total volume of stone used to make all of the castle walls ?
E. We are now going to use a coordinate grid to describe the location of points within the castle. Write
down the coordinates of the following :
1) The four corners of the South-West tower.
2) The Middle of the North wall
3) The centre of the main courtyard.
F. We will now place some more buildings inside the castle. Draw each building on the castle plan, then
write down the coordinates of the corners of each building. You can place them where you think they
should go. The size of each building is given.
1) Great Hall – 14m long, 10m wide
2) Stables – 8m long, 4m wide
3) Barracks -14m long, 6m wide
4) Kitchens – 8m long, 6m wide
5) Storehouse – 4m long, 4m wide
6) Well – 2m long, 2m wide
Can you fit any other buildings inside ? Are there any more you think would be there ?
Once you have placed them all on the castle plan you can draw them on your scale drawing.