| WAT PHAI LOM (วัดไผ่ล้อม) |
Wat Phai Lom or the "Monastery surrounded by Bamboo" (1) was situated off
the city island in the northern area of Ayutthaya in Tha Wasukri sub-district. The temple
was located north of Wat Choeng Tha and the Dock of the Royal barges in a locality
called Thung Khwan.
Thung Khwan (ควัน) or "field of fumes" is an area north of the city of Ayutthaya
bordered on the north by Thung Lum Phli, on the east by Khlong Sra Bua and Thung
Kaeo, in the south by the old Lopburi River and in the west by Thung Phukhao Thong.
In situ is a brick mound covered with vegetation.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The monastery is indicated on 1974, 1993 and 2005 Fine Arts Department
(FAD) maps. The ruins of temple are situated in Geo Coord: +14° 21' 52.54" N, +100°
33' 19.83" E.
Footnotes:
(1) ไผ่ - bamboo / ล้อม - surrounded.
the city island in the northern area of Ayutthaya in Tha Wasukri sub-district. The temple
was located north of Wat Choeng Tha and the Dock of the Royal barges in a locality
called Thung Khwan.
Thung Khwan (ควัน) or "field of fumes" is an area north of the city of Ayutthaya
bordered on the north by Thung Lum Phli, on the east by Khlong Sra Bua and Thung
Kaeo, in the south by the old Lopburi River and in the west by Thung Phukhao Thong.
In situ is a brick mound covered with vegetation.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The monastery is indicated on 1974, 1993 and 2005 Fine Arts Department
(FAD) maps. The ruins of temple are situated in Geo Coord: +14° 21' 52.54" N, +100°
33' 19.83" E.
Footnotes:
(1) ไผ่ - bamboo / ล้อม - surrounded.
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| Text, map & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - May 2009 Reviewed September 2011 |
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| (View of the location of Wat Phai Lom) |
| (View of the location of Wat Phai Lom) |
| (Scattered bricks and tiles in situ) |
| (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) |
