| WAT NANG KHOK (วัดนางโคก) |
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Wat Nang Khok was located off the city island in the southern area of Ayutthaya in
Samphao Lom sub-district. (1)
The monastery was situated on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, just south of
Wat Mai Bang Kaja and Wat Noi in Bang Kaja area.
There are no traces anymore visible of the monastery above ground level.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is not indicated on the mid-19th century map, but is mentioned on Phraya Boran
Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926.
Some remains of the temple were excavated by the Fine Arts Department (FAD) in Geo
Coord: +14° 20' 31.62" N, +100° 34' 29.25" E. The temple was renamed by the FAD
as Wat Mae Nang Ek.
Footnotes:
(1) Literally the sub-district of the capsized junk.
References:
[1] Digital map of Ayutthaya (2007) - Courtesy of Fine Arts Department - 3th Region.
Samphao Lom sub-district. (1)
The monastery was situated on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, just south of
Wat Mai Bang Kaja and Wat Noi in Bang Kaja area.
There are no traces anymore visible of the monastery above ground level.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is not indicated on the mid-19th century map, but is mentioned on Phraya Boran
Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926.
Some remains of the temple were excavated by the Fine Arts Department (FAD) in Geo
Coord: +14° 20' 31.62" N, +100° 34' 29.25" E. The temple was renamed by the FAD
as Wat Mae Nang Ek.
Footnotes:
(1) Literally the sub-district of the capsized junk.
References:
[1] Digital map of Ayutthaya (2007) - Courtesy of Fine Arts Department - 3th Region.
| Text & map by Tricky Vandenberg - July 2010 Reviewed June 2011 |
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| (Extract of a begin-20th century map) |
