Lidded Box Miseong

It is not known exactly when this fortress was built, but it is thought to date from the Baekje period, and about 500m of its perimeter wall survives today. It is said to have been called Lidded Box Miseong because the fortress was repaired during the Joseon period and used to store soldiers' military provisions of rice. A distinctive feature of this mountain fortress is that it has both an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner wall projects from the north-eastern corner of the ramparts and, being the highest point inside the fortress, served as a lookout post. The ramparts measure 19m on the east side and 37m on the north side, with the east and north walls doubling as the outer wall. The wall marking off the interior measures 40m on the south side and 13m on the west side. In the north is the site of a north gate, through which one could enter the inner wall directly from outside, and in the corner between the south side of the inner wall and the outer wall is the site of a gate leading from the outer wall into the inner wall. Until a few years ago, digging into the ground at the site of Lidded Box Miseong would still turn up charred rice.

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Where it is

Region

Sunchang, Jeonbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료