Sangye-dong Dolmen No. 3

Unlike those on the Korean peninsula, Jeju Island's dolmens are megalithic monuments built not in the Bronze Age but in the Tamna period, Jeju's ancient kingdom, and are classified into the northern type, the southern type, and the capstone type (without support stones). The dolmens at Sangye-dong are of the southern, capstone type, estimated to date from around the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. Sangye-dong Dolmens Nos. 1–3 stand at Sangye-dong 1514, in a spot locally called Nanimeodeul, arranged in a triangle roughly 10m apart. Dolmen No. 1 is of the southern type, while Dolmens Nos. 2 and 3 are of the capstone type. The capstone of Dolmen No. 1 is elongated oval in shape, its southern edge raised 65cm above the ground with support stones set in a circle beneath it; it measures 310cm along its long axis, 235cm along its short axis, and 105cm in thickness, and its upper surface bears five or six cup-marks (seonghyeol) symbolising abundance and fertility. Fragments of plain, undecorated pottery were recovered from inside the dolmen, which is thought to date from the early Tamna period, around AD 1–300. Dolmen No. 2 measures 280cm along its long axis, 220cm along its short axis, and 50cm in thickness. Dolmen No. 3's capstone is likewise elongated oval, its southern edge raised with support stones set in a circle beneath it; it measures 300cm along its long axis, 220cm along its short axis, and 70cm in thickness, and its upper surface also bears five or six cup-marks symbolising abundance and fertility.

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Where it is

Region

Seogwipo, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물