Seocheoneup Fortress

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.580

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2025

Location

서천군, 충청남도— 충남 서천군 서천읍 군사리 산4-1 일원

Coordinates

36.080122, 126.690599Kakao address conversion

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Seocheon Eupseong was constructed during the early Joseon period under King Sejong (approximately 1438-1450) as a coastal fortress spanning 1,645 meters to defend against Japanese pirates invading the Chungcheong interior through the mouth of the Geum River. Despite the Japanese colonial period's Joseon Eupseong Demolition Order (1910), most of the fortress walls have remained intact. The Seocheon Eupseong exemplifies both the stepped inner walls outlined in the Chukseongsindo (1438) and the vertical inner walls proposed in 1443, providing insight into the transformation of early Joseon fortress construction policies. The Seocheon Eupseong is estimated to have had 17 bastions, with 16 currently identified through surveys at approximately 90-meter intervals, exhibiting a unique style rarely found in other fortress sites.

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