Dongil-ri Dolmen No. 1

The Dongil-ri dolmens are burial remains built by residents of a nearby village formed between the Initial Iron Age and the Proto-Three Kingdoms period. The Dongil-ri dolmens lie in the south-western part of Seogwipo, and administratively stand at the following sites in Dongil-ri, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province: lots 1614 and 1628 and three other parcels (Dongil-ri Dolmen No. 1), lot 1607 (No. 2), lot 1619 (No. 3), and lot 1619 (No. 4). They stand on a hillock at the foot of Gasiak (a 106.5 m oreum, or volcanic cone). Dongil-ri Dolmen No. 1 lies about 200 m from the other dolmen groups. The capstone is pentagonal, with one side longer than the others, and this long side is oriented about 30 degrees east of north. The capstone measures 205 cm in length, 155 cm in width and 40 cm in thickness. Nine low support stones are placed around its base beneath it.

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Where it is

Region

Seogwipo, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물