Gohyeonseong Fortress

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

Geoje Gohyeonseong is an eupseong (town fortress) whose construction began in the 1st year of King Munjong (1451) when the population of Sadeungseong had increased, and was completed two years later in the 1st year of King Danjong (1453). The fortress circumference is 921 m and its height is 4 m, with gates installed on the east, west, and south sides. In front of the gates, semicircular ongseong (barbicans) were built to fully protect the gates from enemies, and a moat—a waterway surrounding the fortress—was installed to strengthen defense, making it a typical form of Joseon-period eupseong. Gohyeonseong fell during the Imjin War and was used as an eupseong for 210 years until the county seat was moved to Geoje-myeon in the 4th year of King Hyeonjong (1663). It retained its original form until before the Korean War, but most of the fortress was destroyed when a POW camp was established in the Gohyeon area, and today only about 600 m of the walls remain.