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Andrea David 🎬
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“It‘s all for nothing if you don’t have freedom.” Almost 30 years ago the ancient walls of Trim Castle were used as a set for “Braveheart” - the story of Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace who led a war against England during the 13th century. 🎬 The epic and Oscar winning drama was directed and produced by Mel Gibson who also played the leading role. For the filming some alterations were added to Trim Castle like for example the two towers. In the movie the largest Norman castle of Ireland can be seen as the fortified English town of York. The keep inside the walls became the Tower of London where Wallace was executed in 1305. Only about miles northeast of Trim is Bective Abbey which was used as the location for the courtyard of Longhanks‘s castle as well as the dungeons in which Wallace was imprisoned. (see pic 9 & 10) Trim was the last stop of my set jetting trip through Ireland. Thanks for joining me here and for all the useful hints I received during the journey. 🙏🏻💚 I’ll keep all the stories highlighted on my profile so you can use it as an inspiration source for your own Ireland trip. ☘️ #braveheart #melgibson #trim #trimcastle #ireland @TourismIreland #FillYourHeartWithIreland #LoveIreland #filmlocation #filminglocation #movielocation #filmtourism #filmtourist #locationhunting