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Trim Castle

Trim, County Meath

The largest Norman castle in Ireland, and a film set for Braveheart.

Trim Castle was begun by the Norman lord Hugh de Lacy in the 1170s and became the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, with a huge cross-shaped keep. In 1994 it was used as a set for the film Braveheart, standing in for York.

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When
Begun 1170s
Where
53.5550, -6.7890
Group
Castles & abbeys

Visiting

Office of Public Works, with guided tours of the keep.

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