Stone Wall
defensive
Stone castle wall around your manor's bailey, the heavier tier. Town walls aren't in the game yet.
Footprint sizes in Manor Lordsvary by patch and (for burgage plots) by how you draw them in-game. Use the planner's drag-to-size tool to match what you see on your map — we don't hardcode any dimensions here.
Where to place the stone wall
- •Pick a defensible rise for the Manor first, because its walls can only wrap the bailey around it, not the approaches to your town.
- •Keep town buildings out of the bailey; walls protect the manor itself, and ordinary buildings inside the manor area aren't meant to be there.
- •Face the gatehouse toward the road into town; each castle gate can be opened and closed individually when raiders approach.
- •Keep the ring tight: a smaller bailey is cheaper to wall in stone and easier to man.
Strategy & timing
- •Build stone walls when you anticipate real threats and have the stone supply and time to invest, since they cost far more than wooden walls.
- •Add platforms to the walls so your troops can be positioned on them, since walls can't be run out to block the enemy's approach.
- •Pair the walls with a garrison and your militia: the walls protect the manor, but the town itself is defended in the field.
- •Sequence a reliable stone supply first, as walls demand a steady flow of stone to complete.
Common mistakes
- ×Expecting walls to enclose the whole town; they only surround the manor's bailey, whose size your lord's rank limits.
- ×Skipping platforms, so your troops can't fight from the walls you paid for.
- ×Starting stone walls before your stone supply can keep up, leaving the castle half-built for years.
Related buildings
Frequently asked
Are stone walls worth building?
Once raids or rival lords are a real threat, yes. They are the sturdier tier of castle wall, but they cost a lot of stone and labour, and they protect the manor rather than the town.
Should I wall my whole settlement?
You can't yet: town walls aren't in the game, so walls only surround your manor's bailey. Defend the town itself with your retinue and militia.
Do castle walls block my villagers?
They don't need to: walls only enclose the manor, and ordinary homes and workshops sit outside them. Castle gates can be opened or closed individually when you need to.