| WAT TAO |
Wat Tao or the "Monastery of the Tortoise", also called "the Monastery of the Stove",
- depending which version of the Royal Chronicles (Thai tone mark issue) - is located
outside the City Island in the south west area, at Tambon Pak Kran, north of Khlong
Wat Chai Wathanaram along road No 3469.
In situ is a large brick mound covered with vegetation.
The historical background and period of construction of the former monastery are
unknown; although, the temple is mentioned in the Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya as
being a location were the Burmese in 1767 set up a stockade with bastions, from where
with large guns was fired on the City of Ayutthaya. [1]
The site is mentioned on a Fine Arts Department map drafted in 1993 but is not
indicated on the Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map of 1926.
References:
[1] The Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya - Richard D. Cushman (2006) - page 512 /
Source: Phan Canthanumat, British Museum, Reverend Phonnarat & Royal Autograph.
- depending which version of the Royal Chronicles (Thai tone mark issue) - is located
outside the City Island in the south west area, at Tambon Pak Kran, north of Khlong
Wat Chai Wathanaram along road No 3469.
In situ is a large brick mound covered with vegetation.
The historical background and period of construction of the former monastery are
unknown; although, the temple is mentioned in the Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya as
being a location were the Burmese in 1767 set up a stockade with bastions, from where
with large guns was fired on the City of Ayutthaya. [1]
The site is mentioned on a Fine Arts Department map drafted in 1993 but is not
indicated on the Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map of 1926.
References:
[1] The Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya - Richard D. Cushman (2006) - page 512 /
Source: Phan Canthanumat, British Museum, Reverend Phonnarat & Royal Autograph.
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| Text & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2009 |
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