Eonyangeupseong Walled Town, Ulju

This is the walled town of the former settlement of Eonyang, which since ancient times occupied a strategically vital position as a transport hub linking Gyeongju, Ulsan, Miryang and Yangsan. An eupseong (walled town) is a fortification built to protect the residents of a district or county while serving both military and administrative functions. Originally built of earth, the wall was expanded and rebuilt in stone in 1500, the sixth year of Yeonsangun's reign, by the county magistrate Yi Dam-nyong. It is a rare example of a square lowland fortress. Originally it had a circumference of about 1,000 m and a height of 4 m, and is said to have had four wells within its walls, though now only some of the large stones used in its construction remain. The walls reflect the typical construction method of early Joseon walled towns: large stones were roughly dressed and stacked, then the gaps filled with smaller stones to strengthen the wall. Eonyangeupseong illustrates the construction methods of the 14th–15th centuries, when major walled towns began to be built across the country, and is important material showing the changes in fortress-building techniques from the late Goryeo to the early Joseon period. (Note: the name was changed from Eonyangeupseong to Ulju Eonyangeupseong, by notification of 28 July 2011.)

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Where it is

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Ulju, Ulsan

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Historic Site · 사적