Hoamsanseong Fortress, Seoul

Hoamsanseong is a temoe-sik mountain fortress of the Unified Silla period, its wall running around the mountain ridge, with a total circumference of 1,250m, of which traces survive along roughly 300m. Hanumul, meaning 'Big Well' or 'Well of Heaven' (Cheonjeong), is one of two ponds within Hoamsanseong Fortress. Excavation revealed two ponds and four building sites, and many artefacts were unearthed. The Joseon-period Hanumul measures 22m east–west, 12m north–south, and 1.2m in depth, and beneath it a Silla-period stone-lined pond was also identified. At another well site, a bronze spoon inscribed with the characters 仍伐內力只內未 was found. Near the well site, a stone statue in the shape of a dog was discovered, which appears to be connected with a legend that it was erected to prevent fires breaking out in Seoul during the Joseon period. Near Hanumul, a stone inscribed with the characters 石拘池 (Seoguji, 'Stone Dog Pond') was found, suggesting that the pond came to be called Seoguji because of its association with the stone dog statue. The site's name was changed from 'Hanumul and the Surrounding Fortress Remains' to 'Hoamsanseong Fortress, Seoul' (announced 28 July 2011).

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Where it is

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Geumcheon-gu, Seoul

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Historic Site · 사적