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Trim Castle
53.5550° N, -6.7897° E
About
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.
Historical Timeline
Journey through time and discover key events in this site's history
Archaeological investigations
Late 13th–early 14th additions
late 13th–early 14th century
West and north towers date
1170s
Grant of Meath to Hugh de Lacy
1172
Attack and repair
1173
Initial ringwork construction
c. 1174
Death of Hugh de Lacy and succession
1186
Keep construction phases
1196 and 1201–1205
Upper tower alteration
c. 1200
Keep completion (probable)
c. 1224
Walter de Lacy's death
1241
Piers de Geneville death
1292
Joan de Geneville marriage to Roger Mortimer
1301
Conveyance to Roger Mortimer
1308
Geoffrey de Geneville death
1314
Parliamentary and mint activity
15th century
Mortimer male line ends
1425
Richard of York killed at Wakefield
1460
Edward IV appoints representative at Trim
1461
Refortification during Confederate Wars
1640s
Cromwellian occupation
1649
Grant to Wellesley family
after the 1680s
Sale to the State
1993
OPW conservation and reopening
2000
Hotel opening across the road
August 2006
Dublin Gate construction
1190s or early 13th century
Archaeological Features
Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site
Storage Structures
Defensive Structures
Animal Husbandry Features
Public and Civic Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Transportation and Communication Structures
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