Earthen Fortification, Iksan

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.92

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

삼국시대

Designated year

1963

Location

익산시, 전북특별자치도— 전북 익산시 금마면 서고도리 산50-3번지

Coordinates

35.992313, 127.037413

Surrounding a small valley to the south of the top of Ogeumsan Mountain, this fortress wall was made with earth and stone. Judging from the relics found here, the wall is believed to have been built in between the late 6th and in the early 7th centuries. It is called the wall of Ogeumsanseong or Bodeokseong; at present, there remain the site of the southern gate, the site for a streamlet to run below the wall gate, and the building site remain. According to a report, there is no particular reason for the use of the name ‘the wall of Bodeok’ because King Anseung of the Bodeok settled down in Iksan in 670 and made it a capital of the Bodeok until 684. The relics found after the two excavations are mostly pieces of bowls and pieces of tiles made of earth. Those are classified into the late Baekje Era, the Unified Silla Era, and the Goryeo Dynasty. However, the main kinds of them are belonged to the late Baekje Era. Judging from the excavated relics, this wall seemed to have been built during the expansion period of Baekje and used for a long time. Also around the wall the Bronze relics were also found around the wall, which making it more valuable.

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