Eunhyeollijeokseokchong Tomb

A jeokseokchong (積石塚), or stone-mound tomb, is a type of burial found from prehistoric times through the early historical period of Goguryeo and Baekje, in which a body was placed either in a pit dug into a designated area of ground or directly on the surface, and stones were then piled over it. In Goguryeo, river stones were mainly used in the early period, but later tombs were built by stacking broken stones in a stepped form. This stone-mound tomb is located on a low hill behind the village, built on a gentle slope of less than 10 degrees. It is presumed to be a tomb of the Three Kingdoms period, built up from natural stones about the size of a human head, but its exact structure cannot be determined because of collapse. The surviving mound is estimated to measure about 20 m in overall length and about 6 m in height. The stones used are mostly natural and vary in size, from about 65 × 60 × 20 cm for the largest down to 55 × 40 × 23 cm for medium stones and 23 × 14 × 7 cm for the smallest, and the overall shape of the tomb is circular. Judging from the shape of the lowest foundation course and the condition and height of the collapsed stones, it is presumed that the tomb originally rose in a pyramid-like form, narrowing towards the top.

AI Translation

Where it is

Region

Ulju, Ulsan

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물