Eunpyeon-ri Dolmen Group

Eunpyeon-ri Dolmen Group stands on a low ridge running down from the northwest side of Guksubong Peak, on the western edge of Sup-an village in Eunpyeon-ri. The group is thought to belong to the baduk-board (Go-board) type, one of the basic dolmen forms, with three dolmens gathered in one place. No. 1 lies beside Manhwa-ro road, while Nos. 2 and 3 stand about 40 m further back, beside a bamboo grove. No. 1 has the largest capstone, measuring roughly 270 cm long, 220 cm wide and 50 cm thick. On these capstones are round, egg-shaped hollows ground smooth with a small stone; such marks are called seonghyeol (cup marks). They have been interpreted as symbols of the female genitalia, signifying fertility and abundant offspring, or alternatively as symbols of the sun. It is widely said that women unable to bear children would rub the cup marks earnestly with a small stone, and if the stone stuck to the rock they would go on to bear a son. This dolmen group is valued as important material for studying the politics, society and culture of the Dudong area during the Bronze Age.

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Where it is

Region

Ulju, Ulsan

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물