--- title: Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland author: Betsy Mark source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18635/trim-castle-county-meath-ireland/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) updated: 2024-03-06 --- # Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland _Authored by Betsy Mark_ ## Image File [![Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18635.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18635.jpg) ## Image Caption Trim Castle was built over a 30-year period in the 12th century by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, and his sons. It towers above the River Boyne on its south bank in the town of Trim, County Meath, [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/). #### Editorial Review This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/). ## Cite This Work ### APA Mark, B. (2024, March 06). Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Mark, Betsy. "Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 06, 2024. . ### MLA Mark, Betsy. "Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Mar 2024, . ## License & Copyright Original image by **Betsy Mark**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 06 March 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.