TrimTrim is built around its castle, with the Yellow Steeple and several other medieval ruins inside a short walk.
Castle
Trim Castle
Trim, County Meath
Ireland's largest Norman castle: a great cruciform keep inside a curtain wall on the bank of the Boyne. It closes for works from 1st November 2026 to 1st April 2027.
- Where
- Trim, County Meath
- Address
- Castle St
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
TrimTrim is built around its castle, with the Yellow Steeple and several other medieval ruins inside a short walk.
Newtown TrimA ruined cathedral and priory stand on the riverbank, a short walk downstream from Trim Castle.
Bective AbbeyThe Cistercian abbey beside the Boyne still has its cloister arcade and tower. You can walk straight into it.
Hill of TaraGrassed earthworks on a low ridge south of Navan, where the high kings were made. It is open ground and free to walk.
Athlumney CastleThe tower house and later fortified home sit on the far bank of the Boyne from Navan town.
Donaghmore Round TowerA round tower and church ruin stand in a graveyard on the Slane road out of Navan, with a carved doorway.What’s on nearby
Coming up within about 25km.
Thursday 19th November
Friday 18th December
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More in Meath
NewgrangePrehistoric site · DonoreThe passage tomb went up around 3200 BC under a mound above the Boyne. You go in on a guided tour that leaves from the visitor centre.
KnowthPrehistoric site · DonoreSmaller satellite tombs ring the mound at Knowth, which carries the biggest collection of megalithic art in western Europe.
Slane CastleCastle · SlaneSlane Castle stands above the Boyne, and the natural amphitheatre in its grounds gets used for concerts.
Loughcrew CairnsPrehistoric site · OldcastlePassage tombs scattered across the hilltops just east of Oldcastle, up a steep walk from the car park. The chamber inside Cairn T is closed for conservation works at present.
Hill of SlaneMonastic site · SlaneA ruined friary and a tower sit on the hilltop above the village, with most of the Boyne valley in the view.
Battle of the Boyne Visitor CentreMuseum · DroghedaThe 1690 battle was fought across the Oldbridge estate. The house is closed, and the exhibition is in the stable yard beside it, free to enter, with the walled garden and parkland to walk.
DowthPrehistoric site · DroghedaThird of the great Boyne mounds, and this one is open ground you can walk around at any hour with no ticket.
Kells Round Tower and High CrossesMonastic site · KellsThe round tower and carved crosses stand in the middle of Kells, on the monastery the Book of Kells takes its name from. The OPW has the site closed for conservation works at present, so check before you travel.