Sageunsanseong Fortress, Hamyang

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.152

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

삼국시대

Designated year

1966

Location

함양군, 경상남도— 경남 함양군 수동면 원평리 산60번지

Coordinates

35.534023, 127.793477

This fortress is located at Yeonhwasan Mountain behind the traditional marketplace of Hasan-ri, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do where Sageunyeok Station, the center of convergence of the 14 routes of Gyeongsang-do, used to stand. The exact construction date of the fortress is not known; from the scale of it and its location in the volatile area between Silla and Baekje, however, it is believed to have been built during the Three Kingdoms Period. In spite of some partial breaks, it is relatively well-preserved. With circumference of 500m, it was made by piling “ㅏ”-shaped stones along the ridgeline of Yeonhwasan Mountain. The wall of the fortress, which is really strong with its base measuring 5m wide, is made by piling polished square stones or unpolished stones. This fortress, surrounded by Namgang River in three directions, was a place of strategic importance bridging the Yeongnam region and Honam region and a barrier to prevent the Japanese pirates from invading the granary of the Honam region.

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