Ungcheonwaeseong Fortress, Changwon

This mountain fortress runs from the summit of Namsan Mountain in what was then Jinhae (now part of Changwon), South Gyeongsang Province, down the ridge to the foot of the hill. It is one of eighteen fortresses built by Japanese forces along the south coast of Korea during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) to prepare for a protracted war, and it is known as the place where the Japanese general Konishi Yukinaga made his camp, using it as a second base for Japanese forces. The main fortress was placed on the summit, with two subsidiary fortresses arranged in order below it, and a long outer wall was built running south to thoroughly secure the landward approach. The area enclosed by the walls is about 5,000 pyeong (roughly 16,500 square metres); the wall that survives today is 700-800m long and 3-8m high. The wall was built by laying large stones evenly in upper and lower courses and packing the gaps between them with small stones, rising from the ground at an angle of about 70 degrees. According to the Gojeok Josa Jaryo (Documents of Historical Site Survey), this place was originally called Ungposeong Fortress, built in the Joseon period to guard against Japanese raids, and is thought to have been repaired and reused by Japanese forces during the Japanese invasions of Korea.

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Where it is

Region

Changwon, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물