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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: NamhanSanseong Alternative Name: 남한산성 南漢山城Country: South Korea
NOTE: This site is 0.405 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Gwangju-si (광주시) Nearest Village: Jungbu-myeon Sanseong-ri (중ዳ
Latitude: 37.481630N Longitude: 127.184850E
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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A great (circumference 11800m) mountain fortress in the southeastern outskirt of Seoul, South Korea. All the facilities which can be seen now e.g. 4 main gates, long & winding walls and building inside were built in 1624, but the excavation suggests that this area was utilized at least since the 7th century. A UNESCO World Heritage.
In the northern mountain of Seoul city, there lies another fortress called BukhanSanseong (북한산성), Buk=north Nam=south, which was built in 1711.
Get off at Seoul city subway no.8 line Sanseong (=mountain fortress) station then go out through the exit no.2 and take nos.9, 9-1 or 52 bus. The terminal of the bus is in the centre of the fortress where the information office (English brochure available) and Korean restaurants are waiting for you. Whole trip along the long wall with severe up-and-down will take 3.5-4 hours, but you will see so many Korean people dare to complete the trip. Designated as No. 57 of National Historic Site
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