Dongil-ri Dolmen No. 3

The Dongil-ri dolmens are a group of tombs built by residents of the surrounding villages during the Early Iron Age to Proto–Three Kingdoms period. They stand in the south-western part of Seogwipo, and administratively lie at Dongil-ri, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province: lot 1614 and lot 1628 plus three other lots for Dongil-ri Dolmen No. 1, lot 1607 for No. 2, lot 1619 for No. 3, and lot 1619 for No. 4. They stand on a hillside at the foot of Gasiak, a 106.5-metre oreum (a volcanic cone typical of Jeju). Dongil-ri Dolmen No. 3 has a capstone close to oval in shape, its long axis tilted about 35 degrees from north toward east. The capstone measures 218 cm in length, 195 cm in width and 65 cm in thickness, and around five support stones have been identified beneath it. [Source: The Academy of Korean Studies – Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture]

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Where it is

Region

Seogwipo, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물