Ireland · 12th century
Trim Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Átha Troim) is a castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, with an area of 30,000 m2. Over a period of 30 years, it was built by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter as the caput of the Lordship of Meath. The Irish Government currently own and are in charge of the care of the castle, through the state agency The Office of Public Works (OPW).
The castle is on the List of National Monuments in County Meath.
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Trim Castle ranks #953 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 178 mapped in Ireland. Founded 1174, it is older than 79% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,872 times in the last 60 days, more than 88% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Drogheda, 34 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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