Zenos, Milo, and all the senior officers had agreed that their present position was as good a defensive site as they might find.
Some study work focused on the defensive site of the Toriles, the door in the wall was partially refurbished.
Castles were not just defensive sites but also enhanced a lord's control over his lands.
It's the best defensive site I've seen in years.
The fortification was probably used until the 9th century as a defensive site and refuge.
Tallaght had become an important defensive site on the edge of the Pale.
The castle is located on a defensive site, above the River Thurso.
Don't miss a walk through the last British defensive sites, Redoubts 9 and 10.
Housing together the political, legal and economic powers of the time, it was also a residential and defensive site.
Gradually, the castle was developed as a comfortable residence rather than a defensive site.