WAT KAMPHAENG 1 (วัดกำแพง)
Wat Kamphaeng or "The Monastery of the Wall" is situated in the east of Ayutthaya
on the city island in Ho Rattanachai district; south of Rojana Road and east of Khlong
Makham Riang.

Wat Suwan Dararam was on its south-eastern side, while Wat Tha Pho stood in the
south.

The foundations of the monastery are buried under the present Buddhist shrine set in
place.

Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.

The site is indicated on a
map drafted in the mid-19th century and on Phraya Boran
Rachathanin's map of 1926.
Text, maps & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2009
(View from the East)
(View from the South)
(North side)
(Extract of a 20th century map)
(Extract of a 19th century map)