| WAT BAILO (วัดใบลอ) |
Wat Bailo was located off the city island in the northern area of Ayutthaya in Khlong
Sra Bua sub-district. The temple was situated on the west bank of Khlong Ban Pla Mo
in an area called Thung Kaeo.
Wat Klang Khlong Sra Bua stood in the north, Wat Sri Pho and Wat Phrom Kalayaram
in the west and Wat Chao Ya on its southern side.
In situ is an un-excavated ruin of a monastic structure totally covered with vegetation.
Some brickwork is still standing.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is mentioned on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926, but indicated
on that map north-east of Wat Klang. Wat Bailo figures also on the Fine Arts
Department maps drafted in 1974 and 1993. The site is located in Geo Coord: 14° 22'
11.87" N - 100° 33' 35.54" E.
Sra Bua sub-district. The temple was situated on the west bank of Khlong Ban Pla Mo
in an area called Thung Kaeo.
Wat Klang Khlong Sra Bua stood in the north, Wat Sri Pho and Wat Phrom Kalayaram
in the west and Wat Chao Ya on its southern side.
In situ is an un-excavated ruin of a monastic structure totally covered with vegetation.
Some brickwork is still standing.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is mentioned on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926, but indicated
on that map north-east of Wat Klang. Wat Bailo figures also on the Fine Arts
Department maps drafted in 1974 and 1993. The site is located in Geo Coord: 14° 22'
11.87" N - 100° 33' 35.54" E.
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| Text, maps & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - March 2010 Reviewed April 2012 |
| (Remaining brickwork of Wat Bailo) |
| (Remaining brickwork of Wat Bailo) |
| (Extract of Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926) |
| (Extract of a 1974 Fine Arts Department map - Courtesy Dr. Surat Lertlum, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy) |
| (Extract of a 1993 Fine Arts Department map - Courtesy Khun Supot Prommanot, Director of the 3th Regional Office of Fine Arts) |