Therefore, if we assume that the remains of the top layer comprise the palace building, it is reasonable to consider that the widely accepted theory is that the remains are the Emperor Tenmu's Asuka Kiyomihara no Miya Palace.
このこと等から、この最上段の層の遺構を宮殿建築と想定すると天武天皇の飛鳥浄御原宮と見なす説が有力である。