WAT KHOK KHAM (วัดโคกขาม) |
Wat Khok Kham or the Monastery of the Mound of the Tamarind was located off the city island in the northern area of Ayutthaya in Pho Sam Ton sub-district of Bang Pahan in Ayutthaya Province. The temple was located in between Wat Chedi Hak and Wat Pa Nai, on the east bank of the old Lopburi River, on a stretch called Khlong Ban Muang (Khlong Pho Sam Ton) today. In situ is a brick mound. The historical background and period of construction of the former monastery are not known. Wat Khok Kham is situated in Geo Coord: 14° 25' 0.84" N, 100° 32' 56.16" E. |
Text & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - January 2013 |