Sanbangyeondae Pavilion

A yeondae was a means of communication that used torches and smoke to relay urgent political and military news. It functioned no differently from a bongsudae, a signal-fire beacon mound, except that a yeondae was generally built on a hill or by the coast, whereas a bongsudae was set on a mountain peak, sending signals by smoke during the day and by fire at night. Sanbangyeondae stands on a coastal hill beside the road in front of Sanbangsan Mountain in Sagye-ri, a spot also known as 'Yeondidongsan'. It is presumed to have been built in 1437, the nineteenth year of King Sejong of Joseon, to guard against raids by Japanese pirates, but it was destroyed during the Korean War in 1950. Only stones thought to be its foundation now remain. Six byeoljang and twelve bonggun from Daejeong-hyeon were stationed here, guarding the coastline around the clock in six rotating shifts of five days each per month; it exchanged signals with Dangpo Yeondae to the east and Musu Yeondae to the west.

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Where it is

Region

Seogwipo, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물