Muaksan-dong Beacon Station Site

A beacon mound (bongsudae) was a traditional means of communication used to relay urgent news by fire and smoke. Watchmen climbed a high mountain and lit fires there, signalling by smoke during the day and by firelight at night. This beacon mound site on Muaksan Mountain is the eastern of two beacon mounds built on the east and west sides of Muaksan Mountain in 1438 (the 24th year of King Sejong), when the Joseon dynasty's beacon-signal system was established. It served as the final relay point connecting to Namsan Mountain along a signal route that began at Gangye in Pyeonganbuk-do, and passed through Hwanghae-do, the inland areas of Gyeonggi-do, Haepo Ferry in Goyang, and the eastern beacon mound of Muaksan Mountain, before reaching Hundo-bang on Namsan Mountain. Only the bare site had survived, and it was restored in 1994 as part of a project commemorating 600 years since Seoul became the capital.

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Where it is

Region

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물