rock-bound

[ rok-bound ]

/ ˈrɒkˌbaʊnd /

hemmed in, enclosed, or covered by rocks; rocky: the rock-bound coast of Maine.

Origin of rock-bound

First recorded in 1830–40

In vain he described the solitary and rock-bound coast, and detailed the dangers and difficulties which attended its approach.

Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made |James D. McCabe, Jr.
At the western side of Tramore there are many places along the rock-bound coast well worth a visit.

The Sunny Side of Ireland |John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger
Mendocino has a rock-bound coast, with no harbors, but she has fine forests.

History of California |Helen Elliott Bandini
No fog-bell on a rock-bound coast might warn mariners more ominously than these battalions of adventurers on the Perce Rock.

The Battle Of The Strong, Complete |Gilbert Parker

The rock-bound coast and mountainous interior helped to preserve the essential features of primitive life.

The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) |John Holland Rose

rock-bound

hemmed in or encircled by rocks Also (poetic): rock-girt