WAT KHOK 2 (วัดโคก) |
Wat Khok or the Monastery of the Mound was located off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya in Phai Ling sub-district of Ayutthaya. The monastery was located just south of Wat Samana Kottharam, on the west bank of Khlong Kudi Dao. The site was located in the immediate vicinity of Wat Pa Kok. There are no visible traces remaining of this monastery at ground level. Houses were built in situ. The site is indicated on a 1993 Fine Arts Department map. Some remains of the temple were excavated by the Fine Arts Department (FAD) in Geo Coord: +14° 21' 34.78" N, +100° 35' 28.75" E. Its historical background and period of construction are unknown. |
Text & map by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2009 Reviewed July 2011, July 2014 |
(Detail of a 2007 Fine Arts Department GIS map - Courtesy of the Fine Arts Department - 3th Region) |