| WAT CHUMPHON 3 (วัดชุมพล) |
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Wat Chumphon or the "Monastery of the Concentration of Troops" was located off
the city island in the south-eastern area at Khlong Suan Phlu sub-district. Wat Phra Non
and Wat Kradok were situated on its eastern side.
The three monasteries could be accessed by the canals Khlong Suan Phlu, Khlong Dusit
and Khlong Phra Non.
There are at least two other monasteries bearing the same name; one situated in the north
western area at Wat Tum sub-district, another one in the north at Hua Ro sub-district.
These monasteries were probably related to warfare and were concentration points for
the local male population, prior to go into battle.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown. The site is
indicated on a 1973 and 1994 Fine Arts Department map. Some remains of the temple
were excavated by the Fine Arts Department (FAD) in Geo Coord: +14° 20' 27.20" N,
+100° 35' 15.79" E.
The site - completely overgrown with vegetation - is not yet visited as the area is
inaccessible due to flooding, but presumably only a brick mound remains from the former
monastery.
the city island in the south-eastern area at Khlong Suan Phlu sub-district. Wat Phra Non
and Wat Kradok were situated on its eastern side.
The three monasteries could be accessed by the canals Khlong Suan Phlu, Khlong Dusit
and Khlong Phra Non.
There are at least two other monasteries bearing the same name; one situated in the north
western area at Wat Tum sub-district, another one in the north at Hua Ro sub-district.
These monasteries were probably related to warfare and were concentration points for
the local male population, prior to go into battle.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown. The site is
indicated on a 1973 and 1994 Fine Arts Department map. Some remains of the temple
were excavated by the Fine Arts Department (FAD) in Geo Coord: +14° 20' 27.20" N,
+100° 35' 15.79" E.
The site - completely overgrown with vegetation - is not yet visited as the area is
inaccessible due to flooding, but presumably only a brick mound remains from the former
monastery.
| Text, map & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - March 2010 Reviewed July 2011 |
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| (Click button for aerial view) |
| (Extract of a 1974 Fine Arts Department map) |