Woljeolliipseok

This is a standing stone (ipseok, also called seondol) set amid the rice paddies of a village beside the Seomjingang River. A standing stone is a long, large stone only lightly shaped and erected at a village entrance or similar place as a memorial marker or an object of worship; such stones were mainly set up to mark a village's boundary or to pray for a bountiful harvest. This standing stone is a huge natural stone set upright; its front and back faces are uneven, and only its sides have been well finished. One end of its upper part is higher than the other, forming a pointed slope, and its front faces the Seomjingang River. Seven dolmens are distributed nearby, so the stone may have served to mark the boundary of a burial area, though it is also said to have been a marker indicating a national border during the Three Kingdoms period. Compared with standing stones erected during the historical period, it differs in scale and form, so its exact date of erection and purpose remain unknown.

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Where it is

Region

Gurye, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료