Eonyangeupseong Walled Town, Ulju

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.153

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

조선 광해군 9년(1617)

Designated year

1966

Location

울주군, 울산광역시— 울산광역시 울주군 성안2길 55-8 (언양읍)

Coordinates

35.569939, 129.122602

Located at the center of Eonyang-eup, this is the old fortress of Eonyang. Eonyang seems to have been a place of strategic importance because it was an important transportation route connecting several regions: Gyeongju, Ulsan, Miryang, and Yangsan. Originally made of mud, the fortress was expanded and reconstructed with stones by Governor Yi Dam-ryong in the 6th year of the reign of King Yeonsan (1500) of Joseon. Showing a rare case of a fortress built in the square style on the plain, this fortress has a four-meter-high wall with circumference of 1 kilometer and four wells inside it. Only a number of large stones remain scattered about, however. Sturdily constructed with the technique of small stones filling the gaps between the big stones, this fortress reflects the typical style for the fortress of the early Joseon (14-15C) when the main fortresses of the Joseon Dynasty were built. The fortress is important in the study of the transition of fortress construction during the late Goryeo and early Joseon dynasties.

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