Samam Hermitage Battery, Ganghwa

A dondae is a watch post built at a point with a clear view over a border or coastal area within a territory, used to observe enemy movements and prepare against attack. Such posts are usually set on raised, level ground, with a high stone wall on the outer face and a lower wall on the inner face, on which cannon were placed. Built in the village of Oepo-ri on Ganghwado Island, this dondae is, unlike most others, constructed in a circular form, with four platforms set up for mounting cannon. It is said that 55 low parapets once ran along the top of the wall, but these have all since disappeared, leaving only traces. It was built in 1679, the fifth year of King Sukjong of Joseon, by Yun I-je, the Yusu (military governor) of Ganghwa, on the order of Kim Seok-ju, the Minister of War, with around 8,000 troops of the Gunwi Eoyeong-gun (a royal guard unit) from Gyeongsang-do mobilised for the work.

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Where it is

Region

Ganghwa, Incheon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산