Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland

Keep of Trim Castle in the mist at sunrise, in County Meath, Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier construction, this is a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy from 1172, and extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Keep of Trim Castle in the mist at sunrise, in County Meath, Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier construction, this is a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy from 1172, and extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen