Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites World Heritage Site

Official name

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites | UNESCO

Country

South Korea | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Gochang-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province; Hwasun-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province; Ganghwa-gun County, Incheon Metropolitan City
34.9666° Lat, 126.9291° Lon | Map

Code

977

Time Zone

Asia/Seoul (KST, +0900)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2000. The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from the 1st millennium BC constructed of large stone slabs. They form part of the Megalithic culture, found in many parts of the world, but nowhere in such a concentrated form.