Goneuldonghwanhaejangseong Fortress

To defend against seaborne invaders, Jeju Island built fortress walls running along its coastline, known as hwanhaejangseong. Sections of this wall still survive today at fourteen sites, including Onpyeong-ri, Haengwon-ri, Handong-ri, Dongbok-ri, Bukchon-ri, Aewol-ri and Gonae-ri. Kim Sang-heon's Namsarok refers to the hwanhaejangseong as "the Great Wall of Tamna". The surviving wall at Goneul-dong is about 140 m long. The wall bulges outward on its outer face, and along its top runs a parapet, called a yeojang, pierced with holes for firing guns and arrows.

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Where it is

Region

Jeju City, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물