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Ijin Fortress Site in detail
Ijin Fortress Site, a naval garrison fortress on the route to and from Jeju
Ijinseong is a stone naval garrison fortress on the coast of Ijin-ri, Bukpyeong-myeon. It is believed to have been built around 1627 (the 5th year of King Injo), when Ijin became a garrison commander's post. Ijin controlled travel to and from Jeju Island and shipped Jeju horses. The garrison was abolished in the 32nd year of King Gojong (1895).
Ijin Fortress Site, an oval wall around a village and the ongseong at the west gate
The fortress was built as a long north–south oval using the hills to the north and south, and Ijin Village lies inside it. The east and west gate sites are now used as village roads. The curved gate wall left at the west gate site (3 m wide) is 5 m high and 34 m around and keeps its original form. The remaining walls include 350 m of the east wall and 280 m of the west wall, and the west wall has largely collapsed.
Ijin Fortress Site, 4 naval commander steles in front of Ijin Elementary School
White porcelain shards and various other relics have been found around the fortress, and 4 steles of naval garrison commanders are gathered at the entrance of Ijin Elementary School. Because the fortress keeps nearly its original form, it is considered comparable to Namdojinseong Fortress or Naganeupseong Fortress. It is a site worth seeing along with the nearby Dalmasan Mountain beacon and the Daldo shipyard.
