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Although its origin remains unclear, this beacon is one of the oldest ones in Busan, along with Hwangnyeongsan Mountain Beacon, having been operated for nearly 700 years from the late Goryeo era to the Gabo Reforms (1894, 31st year of King Gojong).
It functioned as one of the relay systems in southeast Korea, transmitting messages to Hwangnyeongsan Mountain Beacon to the west and Gijang’s Namsan Mountain Beacon to the north. Under the commander of the watch, there were 6 officers, 1 supervisor, and 100 troops on duty.
Beacons were utilized before the advent of modern communication techniques, using fire at nighttime and smoke by daytime to relay messages from the border region to the command posts.
Today’s beacon was restored on October 1, 1976, with a circular granite mound 11 m in diameter and 1.2 m in height. It was installed with staircases that bring one to a fire pit 60 cm in height and 2 m in diameter.