High mountains rise alongside the road at this point, making it an easily defensible point.

It was thus an easily defensible planned-town centre for the wool trade.

The location is near the bottom of an extremely narrow valley, and therefore easily defensible.

The natural barriers meant the only way to attack the city was from the west, making the city easily defensible.

Behind them was a three-chambered cave with only a single tiny entrance, easily defensible.

The family take this opportunity to escape to the barn, which is more easily defensible than the house.

They were built in places that were easily defensible.

The terrain here was without any easily defensible features and so open to attack.

The city was located in an easily defensible position, and its rapid growth attracted people from all over the region.

Castles not built near water were often constructed on hilltops or other easily defensible ground.