Jeokseong Fortress, Danyang

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.265

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

신라 진흥왕

Designated year

1979

Location

단양군, 충청북도— 충북 단양군 단성면 하방리 산3-1번지

Coordinates

36.945118, 128.321793

Jeokseong is a stone wall fortress of Seongjaesan Mountain in Danyang. The circumference of the walls is about 900 meters in total, but most of its walls have been destroyed. On the northeastern side there remain parts of the inner wall. At the southwest, the south, and the southeast of the fortress there are cut spaces where gates are assumed to have existed. On the north side the wall was replaced by the Namhangang River and a steep cliff, exploiting the location’s geographical advantages. In 1978, Jeokseongbi Monument was found in the fortress compound, from which changes in the balance of power between Silla and Goguryeo can be seen. Besides this monument, broken pieces of earthenware and roof tiles from the Three Kingdoms Period as well as relics of the Goryeo Dynasty were discovered. This indicates that the fortress had a role in governing the present-day Danyang area as the rural center until the end of the Goryeo Dynasty. Since this fortress was built very strongly it is regarded as a very important resource for the study of techniques of fortress building in the Silla Dynasty.

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