Gochang Dolmen Site

UNESCO World Heritage Site: Gochang, Hwasun And Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (2000) · Gochang, North Jeolla

The Gochang Dolmen Site, in the countryside of North Jeolla near the west coast, is one of the densest fields of prehistoric dolmens in the world. Dolmens are megalithic tombs of the Bronze Age, massive capstones raised on or over smaller stones, and the Korean peninsula holds a very large share of all those known anywhere, tens of thousands. At Gochang several hundred of them, of many shapes and sizes, lie scattered along the foot of a hillside for more than a kilometre in the village of Jungnim-ri and around it, some supported on upright slabs like tables and many more resting low on small stones like go boards. On the ridge above is a quarry where the capstones were split from the rock. In 2000 UNESCO listed Gochang with the dolmen sites of Hwasun and Ganghwa as a World Heritage Site. The Gochang Dolmen Museum explains how they were built and used, and a reconstructed prehistoric village and marked trails lead through the field. Nearby are the walled town of Gochang Eupseong, the Seonunsa temple with its camellias, and the UNESCO-listed tidal flats of the Gochang coast.

74 Goindol-gongwon-gil, Gochang-eup, Gochang, North Jeolla, 56417, South Korea

NO OPENING TIME HERE WAS CHECKED. The typical pattern: the Dolmen Museum opens about 9 am to 6 pm from spring to autumn and to about 5 pm in winter, with last entry about an hour before closing, and closes one day a week, usually Monday, and on some national holidays such as New Year's Day and Chuseok; check. The dolmen field can be walked by day, and the tram runs in museum hours when operating. The traps that ruin a day are arriving on the weekly closing day, missing the infrequent county bus back to Gochang town, walking only the first group and leaving, and a hot midsummer afternoon in the unshaded field. Confirm current times before relying on them.

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