Archaeological discoveries

Wat Chedi Klang Thung

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Chedi Klang Thung is a large abandoned ancient site. It is located outside the ancient city of Nakhon Chum on the south side. within the current Nakhon Chum Subdistrict Municipality The surrounding area is a plain field. The north side of the temple is near National Highway No. 101, about 786 meters west of the Ping River.

Height above mean sea level

78 meters

Waterway

Ping River, Suan Mak Canal

Geological conditions

The Ping River Basin is deposited with sediments, gravel, sand, silt and clay. There is a canal that flows from the western mountains into the Ping River.

Archaeological Era

historical era

era/culture

Sukhothai period, early Ayutthaya period

Archaeological age

20th - 21st Buddhist Century

Types of archaeological sites

religious place

archaeological essence

Wat Chedi Klang Thung is located on the Nakhon Chum side. Next to Wat Nong Lanka to the northeast There is a rectangular measurement plan. The temple faces east. The temple wall does not appear, but there are traces of digging a moat around to show the temple boundary, called Utoksima, which is a popular temple layout in Sukhothai culture.

Important buildings include

President Chedi It is a chedi in the shape of a lotus bud or a canopy of khao bin that is in perfect condition to the top. The pagoda style consists of a three-tiered tiered rectangular baseboard, next to it is a lotus-like lotus base, Wan-fah floor, and the twenty recessed house element supports the lotus-bud-shaped bell.

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