Gapgotdon Watchtower (갑곶돈대)

Gapgotdon Watchtower (갑곶돈대)

- Tel
+82-32-930-7077

Gapgotdon Watchtower was built to protect the Ganghwa Straits from invasion when the Goryeo Kingdom moved their capital to Ganghwado Island. The fortified area served as a highly strategic location for the Goryeo Kingdom, and had endured multiple invasions by the Mongolian troops between 1232 and 1270.


The watchtower was fortified in the Joseon dynasty by King Sukjong in 1679 and had once fallen during the French campaign against Korea in 1866. In 1977, the site was restored to its original form. The cannons exhibited at the current site were made during the Joseon dynasty to attack outside invaders from sea.

- Address : 18, Haeandong-ro 1366beon-gil, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon


※ Presentation Information
- Experience Guide
Visitors to Gapgotdon Watchtower can also enter Ganghwa War Museum

- Information and Guides
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-32-930-7077

- Parking
Available

- Day Off
N/A (Open all year round)

- Operating Hours
09:00-18:00



- Restrooms
Available

- Parking Fees
Free

◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox

⊙ [Ganghwa Nadeul-gil Course 2] Homeland Fortification Trail ([강화 나들길 제2코스] 호국돈대길)

- Homepage
www.nadeulgil.org
cafe.daum.net/vita-walk

- Tel
+82-32-934-1906

The Ganghwa Nadeul-gil Trails are a collection of walking paths along the coast of Ganghwa Island that connect the watchtowers and and walls of Ganghwasanseong Fortress, as well as royal tombs and other historically significant sites from the Goryeo dynasty that dot the island.



[Ganghwa Nadeul-gil Course 2] Homeland Fortification Trail

Course 2 stretches over a 17 kilometer area between Gapgotdon Watchtower and Chojijin Fort. This trail showcases the history of the island and the changes that happened before and after the opening of the port. The course follows a coastal road that is particularly beautiful in spring and fall.



This work was created by the Korea Tourism Organization for 21 years and opened as the first type of public Nuri. You can download it for free from the Korea Tourism Organization, https://kto.visitkorea.or.kr/eng.kto