Hagwi Dolmen No. 1

Dolmens are the representative tomb type of the Bronze Age, also called goindol, and are known mainly as the tombs of a ruling class that held economic wealth or political power. Korean dolmens are divided into the table type, in which four supporting stones are erected to form a stone chamber above ground with a huge flat capstone placed on top, and the go-board type, in which a stone chamber is made underground, small supporting stones are erected, and a capstone is placed on top. This is a go-board type dolmen located on farmland amid a residential area along Hancheon Stream, in Hagwi-ri, Aewol-eup, in the former Bukjeju County. Its capstone measures about 3.61 m in length and 1.92 m in width; two supporting stones were placed beneath it on the north and east sides, while a single small stone supports the south side, where the ground is higher. A dolmen of this same type is also found in Saekdal-dong, Seogwipo City.

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Where it is

Region

Jeju City, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물