| WAT SAKAE 1 (วัดสะแก) |
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Wat Sakae or the "Monastery of the Takeo Bushwillow" (1) was located on the city
island of Ayutthaya in the southwestern area in Pratu Chai sub-district. The former
monastery is - on a map of the Fine Arts Department drafted in 1993 - situated in the
Somdet Phra Sri Nakharin Park, north of the restored ruin of Wat Wang Chai and west
of Wat Hoi Khong.
It was located on the bank of an ancient canal system, that in recent times had been
altered by the making of the Somdet Phra Sri Nakharin Park.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are not known.
We found an unexcavated brick mound covered in vegetation about one hundred meter
south of the remains of the Klaep canal. After studying the maps, this position seems to
correspond with Wat Sakae on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's (PBR) map. The same
location was called Wat Khon on the mid-19th century map.
In conclusion, this author is of the opinion that the brick mound found, was once the
location of Phraya Boran Rachathanin's Wat Sakae and called Wat Khon on the
mid-19th century map. The denomination of PBR will be used for this location.
Footnotes:
(1) Scientific name: Combretum Quadrangulare.
island of Ayutthaya in the southwestern area in Pratu Chai sub-district. The former
monastery is - on a map of the Fine Arts Department drafted in 1993 - situated in the
Somdet Phra Sri Nakharin Park, north of the restored ruin of Wat Wang Chai and west
of Wat Hoi Khong.
It was located on the bank of an ancient canal system, that in recent times had been
altered by the making of the Somdet Phra Sri Nakharin Park.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are not known.
We found an unexcavated brick mound covered in vegetation about one hundred meter
south of the remains of the Klaep canal. After studying the maps, this position seems to
correspond with Wat Sakae on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's (PBR) map. The same
location was called Wat Khon on the mid-19th century map.
In conclusion, this author is of the opinion that the brick mound found, was once the
location of Phraya Boran Rachathanin's Wat Sakae and called Wat Khon on the
mid-19th century map. The denomination of PBR will be used for this location.
Footnotes:
(1) Scientific name: Combretum Quadrangulare.
| Text & map by Tricky Vandenberg - September 2009 Reviewed April 2011 |
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| (Path leading to the site - SE corner) |
| (View of the site) |
| (Extract of a mid-20th century map) |
| (Wat Khon on a mid-19th century map) |