Dundrum Castle (ruin) (Dublin)

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From Wikipedia: A castle was built in Dundrum as part of this series of outer fortifications around the 13th century. Later in 1590, a newer castle was build by Richard Fitzwilliam as part of a strategic line of castles within the Pale. The original village clustered around Dundrum Castle, Dublin and was considered a rural defensive outpost against assaults and raids from Irish tribes and families such as the O'Tooles and the O'Byrnes. In 1619, a relation by the name of William Fitzwilliam was granted the castle in recognition of his bravery and courage while defending against these assaults and his family held onto the Fitzwilliam seat until 1790. The castle was never reoccupied and exists today as ruins.