Oglogchiin Kherem

The Oglogchiin Kherem is a 3,2 m stone wall in Batshireet Sum of Khentii Aimag, thought to date from the 8^th century and built at the mouth of Daichin Mountain, surrounded by pine and larch forests. The walls are nearly 3 meters wide, with two gates’ tracks in the wall and the ruins of buildings within. Wall stones can be seen clearly in the south-eastern and eastern walls, but are nearly gone in the western walls.The wall is 2 m thick, with average heights of 2.5-4.5 m and 3.1 m at the tallest places. Because there are no building remains in the wall but flat terraces, it could be an archers’ stronghold from the 12-13th century or a royal cemetery due to the large number of ancient tombs discovered within it.