Naju Hoe Garrison Fort

This is a Three Kingdoms-period mountain fortress in Hoejin-ri, Dasi-myeon, Naju, South Jeolla Province, built to enclose a small valley that drains into the Yeongsangang River. Its walls run 2.4km in circumference, making it one of the largest earthen fortresses of the Three Kingdoms period not only in the Jeollanam-do region but in the whole of Korea. On the steep slopes surrounding three sides of the valley, the walls were formed by cutting back the cliff face, while across the valley itself the wall was built by tamping down layers of earth to a width and height of about 6m. Traces of four gateways can be identified at flat points along the ridges, and a water gate can be confirmed in the low valley to the south. Records state that this area was Baekje's 'Duhil-hyeon', suggesting that the fortress was built under Baekje and continued to serve as the political and economic centre of the region until the early Joseon period. It preserves evidence of Baekje wall-building techniques as well as traces of later repair, and is valued as important material for the study of fortifications in Korea.

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Where it is

Region

Naju, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물