Sindongipseok

Ipseok, also called seondol (standing stone), is, along with dolmens, an artefact that reveals the life of people who lived during the Bronze Age. It generally takes the form of one or several large stone pillars erected on the ground, and is thought to have served as a boundary marker between tribes or as a monument that was an object of worship. This standing stone, located at San 103, Changpyeong-ri, Jicheon-myeon, Chilgok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, is 4.5 m high with a base circumference of 2 m, and is known to be the largest such stone surviving in Korea. The characters "Namu Amita Bul" (an invocation of Amitabha Buddha) are carved on the stone; this appears to have been inscribed after the introduction of Buddhism, while the standing stone itself seems to date from a much earlier time. Plain coarse pottery and stone vessels were found when the area to the east of the stone was cultivated, suggesting that it was erected during the Bronze Age.

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Where it is

Region

Chilgok, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물