Wat Pa Phlu or the "Monastery of the Forest of the Betel-vine" is a not restored small ruin situated off the city island in the north-western area at Tambon Tha Wasukri, west of Wat Salapun.
In situ is a brick mound with on top a locally fabricated small viharn, containing archaeological artifacts.
The historical background of this temple is unknown. The site has been victim of treasure farming in earlier years.
The site is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926.
Text, map & photograph by Tricky Vandenberg - May 2009