Yeongam-eupseong Fortress

Yeongamseong Fortress began construction at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty for the purpose of protecting against Japanese pirates. It was built by expanding the existing walls starting in 1427, and was completed in 1451, excluding the Ongseong Fortress and Moat. Excavations conducted in 2009 showed that the outer wall of the castle was carved out of a hill and the stone walls were built according to the construction method of the town castle during the Joseon Dynasty, and the inner wall was an inner stone castle made by taking the cut earth and compacting it at an angle. The total length is 2,010m and it spans Dongmuri, Seonam-ri, Nampung-ri, and Yeok-ri in Yeongam-eup. It is a fortress twice as large as the military fortress, and about 400 meters of it currently remain behind the Mudeung Apartments and the cathedral. In 1555, when the Japanese pirates, who had captured about 10 castles in Jeolla-do during the Eulmyo Japanese Incident, laid siege to Yeongamseong Fortress, it was the site of the Battle of Yeongamseong Fortress on May 25, when General Yang Dal-sa, the first righteous army commander of Joseon, and the people of Yeongam County defeated the Japanese pirates. In front of the county office, there remains the Jangdok Spring, which was dug by the Yangdalsa righteous army chief at the time for the thirsty people of the fortress, and was designated as a Yeongam-gun local cultural heritage in 2019 along with the Yangdalsa righteous army chief's grave park. Currently, Yeongam-gun is focusing on the restoration and preservation of Yeongamseong Fortress as part of the military pledge project.

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Free

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Yes