Dolmen Group in Suseong-ri, Uiryeong

Dolmens are the representative tombs of the Bronze Age, also called goindol, and are known mainly as the tombs of a ruling class with economic wealth or political power. Korean dolmens are divided into the table type, in which four supporting stones are set up to form a stone chamber with a huge flat capstone placed on top, and the go-board (baduk-board) type, in which a stone chamber is built underground with small supporting stones set beneath a capstone. The dolmens are located to the north and south of Garye Elementary School in Suseong-ri, with three in the field to the north and one in the field to the south. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 to the north are all arranged in a single row and are of the go-board type. No. 1 measures 1.9 m in length and 1.6 m in width, No. 2 measures 3.6 m in length and 1.6 m in width, and No. 3 measures 1.5 m in length and 1.2 m in width. No. 4, located to the south, measures 2.7 m in length and 1.7 m in width, and some of the supporting stones beneath its capstone are exposed. At present only four dolmens remain, but according to local residents there used to be several more.

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Where it is

Region

Uiryeong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물