Doldam

Doldam (Jeju: 돌담) refers to traditional cultural practices surrounding the use of piled stones on Jeju Island, Korea. The culture was historically particularly influential in the Seogwipo area of the island.

Piled stone structures used for building houses are called chukdam (축담). Piled stones for demarkating boundaries are called ujatdam (우잣담), ureotdam (우럿담), or uldam (울담). The action of building a piled stone wall around a house is called uldam dureuda (울담 두르다). Boundaries around fields are called batdam (밭담). Piled stones around graves, which were often arranged in circles or squares, are called sandam (산담). Walls made of small stones are called jatbaek (잣벡), jatbaekdam (잣벡담), or jatdam (잣담). Piled stone structures called wondam (원담) were also used in the water for trapping fish. Depending on what kind of fish was being captured, the wondam could be called by other names, including sungeowon (숭어원; for catching sungeo) or melwon (멜원; for catching mel; 멜; 멸치).