Three-story Stone Pagoda in Sincheon-ri, Yeonggwang

Stone pagoda, or Seoktap is a symbolic object of Buddhist worship which enshrines the remains of Buddha. It was originated from the Sanskrit word "Stupa" with meaning of a tomb, which was changed into Chinese words "Seokjotappa“ and shortened into Seoktap.

The Three-story Stone Pagoda in Sincheon-ri, Yeonggwang inherited the style of the unified Silla’s three-story stone pagoda, which piled three-story body stone on top of the two-story floor stone. Considering the above, it is presumed that the pagoda was constructed in the early Goryeo Dynasty. The first floor of the body stone is tall, while the second and third floors are short. Roof stones on each floor are thick, and the edge of the eaves is steep. The bead-shaped ornament, the only remaining on the head of the pagoda, is placed on a square bondstone, which is supplemented afterwards. The tower is 3.5 meters tall, and it shows a simple and elegant beauty on the whole.

Around the pagoda, there is a stone lantern and two pagodas that have been moved from nearby areas. In this area, there was a temple named Yiheungsa, which is illustrated in the "Geographical Conspectus of the Eastern Kingdom" and other artifacts related to the temple are excavated.

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08