Baeksanseong Fortress, Buan

This is the site of a sanseong, a fortress built on a mountain to defend against attack, on Baeksan Mountain in Jeollabuk-do. Baeksanseong Fortress is thought to have been built between about 660 and 663. The fortress encircles the summit of Baeksan Mountain and consists of four tiers, including an outer wall, and it is presumed that a fence of stakes once stood beyond the earthen ramparts. Although parts have been damaged, building foundations, an old well site, pottery fragments from the Three Kingdoms period, and earthen ramparts about 3–4 m high remain well preserved. The fortress served as a base for Donghak forces during the Donghak Peasant Revolution, and is valuable material for the study of fortress construction.

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Buan, Jeonbuk

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Historic Site · 사적