Trim castle , Ireland

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Here's a fantastic aerial view of Ireland's famous Trim Castle, compliments of AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Dronescapes Ireland. Dating to the 12th century, the castle is situated on the River Boyne in County Meath, about a 45 minute drive northwest of Dublin. The structure was built on the orders of England's King Henry II as part of the consolidation of Norman control over the British Isles. Famously, it "played the role" of a Scottish castle in the 1995 epic film (and blockbuster) Braveheart.

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Trim Castle, the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, was constructed over a thirty-year period by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter. Hugh de Lacy was granted the Liberty of Meath by King Henry II in 1172 in an attempt to curb the expansionist policies of Richard de Clare, (Strongbow). Construction of the massive three storied Keep, the central stronghold of the castle, was begun c. 1176 on the site of an earlier wooden fortress. This massive twenty-sided tower, which is cruciform in shape, was protected by a ditch, curtain wall and moat.