Yongun Ancient Tombs in Yongil-ri, Haenam

Yongun Ancient Tombs in Yongil-ri, Haenam, two tombs on a hill at the entrance to Yongun Village

The tombs sit on a low hill south of the road into Yongun Village. On a ridge where the eastern spur of Seongmasan Mountain (84 m above sea level) rises to a 43.3 m knoll and drops again, two tombs lie about 55 m apart on a northwest–southeast line. Villagers call this hill 'Malmoe Ridge.'

Yongun Ancient Tombs in Yongil-ri, Haenam, the size and shape of Tombs No. 1 and No. 2

Seen from above, both tombs are round mounds. The upper Tomb No. 1 is 19 m across and 2.5 m high, with a flat top 12 m across, and the lower Tomb No. 2 is 18 m across and 3 m high, with a flat top about 7 m across. Turning the land around them into fields cut away much of the mound edges, and the shape below Tomb No. 2 changed when 2 private graves and the low grave walls around them were added.

Yongun Ancient Tombs in Yongil-ri, Haenam, a Three Kingdoms tomb group designated in 2001

This tomb group was built in the Three Kingdoms period and was designated as Jeollanam-do Cultural Heritage Material No. 232 on September 27, 2001. The designated area is 11,204 m², and Haenam County manages it.

Source: Haenam County Culture and Tourism