Gososeong Fortress, Hadong

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.151

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

신라시대

Designated year

1966

Location

하동군, 경상남도— 경남 하동군 악양면 평사리 산31번지

Coordinates

35.154756, 127.679057

Made by piling the stones, this fortress of the Silla Period is shaped like a rough pentagon along the ridgeline of the mountain. The buildings inside the fortress are now gone, and the only known fact about the fortress is its location, Hadong-gun. Based on the location and the scale, it is believed to have been built by the Silla military for military purposes during the Three Kingdoms Period (Silla, Goguryeo, Baekje). Still, another assertion is that it was constructed by the Goguryeo military when the Great King Gwanggaeto of the Goguryeo Dynasty advanced southward to suppress the Japanese aggressors to the Silla territory. The fortress wall is very solid because it was made of stones polished into square and unpolished ones. Except the broken southwestern parts, through which Seomjingang River can be seen, the fortress wall is perfectly preserved. With the rugged range of Jirisan Mountain at the back and Seomjingang River in front, this fortress is a strategic point as well as an important transportation route between Namhae and Jeolla-do provinces. This fortress is a typical case of building in large scale and with solidity and reflecting its geographical strong point well.

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