Dolmen in Jisepo-ri, Geoje

Dolmens, also called goindol, are the representative tombs of the Bronze Age, generally understood to be the graves of a ruling class with economic wealth or political power. Korean dolmens are divided into the table type, in which four support stones are set up to form a stone chamber topped with a huge, flat capstone, and the go-board type, in which a stone chamber is made underground with small support stones set beneath a capstone. Jisepo is a village close to the shore, with a relatively broad plain nearby. Beside a farm path between paddy ridges stands a pavilion tree, and beneath it are two dolmens, one facing toward the sea and the other toward the mountain. The dolmen facing the sea has a capstone 3m long and 2.4m wide, with a support stone beneath it. The capstone of the other is 2.7m long and 2m wide, likewise with support stones and small stones packed in beneath it. The small stones lying between the two may belong to a go-board-type dolmen, but it is also possible that they are natural stones brought in from the surrounding area.

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Where it is

Region

Geoje, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물