Gusalliipseok

An ipseok, also called a seondol or "standing stone", is a long, large stone, only lightly shaped, erected at a village entrance or similar spot as a monument or object of worship; such stones were generally set up to mark a village's boundary or to pray for a bountiful harvest. This standing stone sits on a gentle hillside beside the Seomjingang River, a huge natural stone raised upright and looking out over the water. It is broadly square and thick in form; the front and back are roughly finished, while the sides have been evenly and carefully dressed. It is of considerable size and serves local villagers as an object of folk belief, before which they pray for their wishes and for the warding off of misfortune. Its exact date of construction is unknown, but since a dolmen stands immediately beside it, the stone is thought to have also served as a myopyoseok, a stone marking the boundary of a grave.

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Where it is

Region

Gurye, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료