Location | Epe, Eredo, Ijebu Ode |
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Region | Ijebu Kingdom |
Coordinates | 6°47′13.2″N 3°52′29.57″E / 6.787000°N 3.8748806°E |
Type | Fortification |
Width | 160 kilometres (99 mi) |
Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
History | |
Cultures | Ijebu, Yoruba |
Satellite of | Eredo |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Dr. Patrick Darling |
Ownership | Public |
Management | Private concessionaire, donations |
Public access | Partial |
Some sources say it was built in honor of the Queen of Sheba |
Sungbo's Eredo is a system of defensive walls and ditches that is located to the southwest of the Yoruba town of Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria (6°47′13″N 3°52′30″E / 6.78700°N 3.87488°E). It was built in 800–1000 AD in honour of the Ijebu noblewoman Oloye Bilikisu Sungbo.[1][2] The location is on Nigeria's tentative list of potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[3]