South Korea
Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress ranks #8,969 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #47 of the 57 mapped in South Korea. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cheongju, 37 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress (甄萱山城) is a temoe-type mountain fortress encircling the summit of Mount Jangbawi in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is said that the name became Gyeonhwonsanseong because Gyeon Hwon used this place as a base when he advanced eastward in order to defend against and attack Silla and Goryeo. This mountain fortress is similar in construction method to Samnyeonsanseong in Boeun (Historic Site No. 235), and is one of the few remaining mountain fortresses of the Three Kingdoms period. It was designated Monument No. 53 of North Gyeongsang Province on 19 December 1984.
Machine-translated from “견훤산성” on the Korean Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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