Jeju mythology · Folktale

Dol Hareubang

Jeju’s familiar stone guardians, originally standing around old fortress gates.

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Large eyes, a rounded hat and hands held across the body distinguish these statues. Their forms differ among the island’s old towns.

Dol hareubang became a widely used name later in their history. They are protective stone figures, not portraits of one ancestral grandfather.