Goheung Ochieumseong Fortress

Goheung Ochieumseong Fortress lies around Sinho-ri, Dohwa-myeon, and Bongnim-ri, Podu-myeon, in Goheung. It is a pogok-style mountain fortress — one whose walls enclose one or more valleys — running from a ridge-end peak at about 389.5m, on the ridge descending south from the 555m summit of Cheondeungsan Mountain, eastward down to the middle of the mountainside. Because the Goryeo-period seat of Dohwa-hyeon County (presumed to be Dongbaek Village, Sinho-ri) lay nearby, the fortress is thought to be connected with Dohwa-hyeon. The Survey Data on Treasures and Historic Remains of the Joseon Period records of the fortress in the state-owned forest at Ochi, Sinho-ri: 'a circumference of 1,200–1,300 kan [a traditional unit for measuring building bays and wall lengths], stone-built, its walls enclosing a valley basin, mostly collapsed, and residents say there had once been a pasture there.' At 1,200–1,300 kan, or roughly 2,172–2,353m, this would be a large-scale fortress, the biggest on the Goheung peninsula. Ochieumseong itself is built of stone and has a total circumference of 2,642m. Its plan is close to a trapezoidal rectangle, facing east. From its north-western summit, Goheung Dokchiseong Fortress (Jeollanam-do Monument No. 208) and Goheung Baekchiseong Fortress (Jeollanam-do Monument No. 209) can be seen to the north. Traces of gates remain at three points, to the west, south and east, and traces of a well also survive; the western section of wall is relatively well preserved. Pottery, fragments of buncheong ware [a grey-green stoneware decorated with white slip], and roof tiles including lattice-patterned and combined-patterned flat eave tiles have been excavated within the fortress. Based on its location, construction method and excavated artefacts, Ochieumseong appears to be a large-scale mountain fortress built during the Goryeo period, and it is of great historical and academic value.

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Where it is

Region

Goheung, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물