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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: MongchonToseong Alternative Name: 몽촌토성 夢村土城Country: South Korea
NOTE: This site is 0.753 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Seoul city, Songpa-gu Nearest Village: Bangi-dong (방이동)
Latitude: 37.516860N Longitude: 127.119480E
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| 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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| 4 | Good |
| 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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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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An earthen citadel constructed from several natural hills with the gap-filling augmentation of soil. Circumference 2,285m, inside area 216,000m2.
When this area was designated for the venue for the 1988 Seoul Olympic games, the first full-scale excavation was carried out as a result numerous discoveries saw the light of the day : ruins of residences, store pits, burial facilities. holes for wooden fence and artifacts showing the interaction between China and Japan.
At the northeastern point of this site (37.52406N,127.12435E), there stands a historical museum.
The area around this site has been developed into an Olympic commemoration park, crowded with Seoul citizens.
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1.0km S 186° Bangi-dong gobungun* Round Barrow(s)
2.1km SW 225° Seokchon-dong gobungun* Chambered Cairn
2.5km N 4° BungnapToseong* Hillfort
4.5km NNW 343° AchasanSeong* Hillfort
5.2km NNE 12° Seoul Amsa-dong prehistoric Sites* Ancient Village or Settlement
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7.6km SSW 205° 수송리 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
12.3km W 274° National Museum of Korea* Museum
16.1km S 176° 양구리 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
18.7km ESE 118° 상자포리 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
20.7km N 2° 가락동 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
25.2km WSW 245° Gahakdong dolmens* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
30.1km SSW 201° 조부리 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
31.1km NNW 328° 역삼동 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
33.4km ESE 111° 후남리 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
52.3km WNW 294° GoJeong-ri dolmens* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
53.1km ESE 110° Seogu-ri Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
55.7km SE 129° Cheo-ri Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
62.1km WNW 296° Daesan-ni goindol* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
66.0km WNW 293° Gocheon-ni goindolgun* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
66.1km WNW 296° Bugeun-ni goindolgun* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
66.5km WNW 296° Gang-hwa goindolgun* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
66.8km WNW 293° Samgeo-ri goindolgun* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
67.1km WNW 295° Bugeun-ni Jeomgol goindol* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
67.5km WNW 291° Osang-ri Dolmens* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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