Trim Castle

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Trim Castle
Trim, County Meath, Ireland
The keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle
Trim Castle
Coordinates	53°33′18″N 6°47′23″W / 53.555°N 6.7897°W / 53.555; -6.7897
Type	Medieval castle
Site information
Owner	Currently the Irish Government through the Office of Public Works
Condition	Ruin
Site history
Built	from the 12th century
Built by	Hugh de Lacy (keep)
In use	Open to public
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Trim Castle
Reference no.	514

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.^[1][2] 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.^[3]