WAT CHEDI YOT HAK (วัดเจดีย์ยอดหัก)
Wat Chedi Yot Hak is located east of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon in the south-eastern
sector of Ayutthaya, outside of the city island. This deserted monastery is very difficult to
find and covered by heavy vegetation. It has not been fully excavated.

Based on the size of the mound around the monastery, Wat Chedi Yot Hak is
surprisingly large for this area. Its main architectural feature is a chedi tower that has
greatly eroded. The shape suggests a bell-shaped chedi tower from the Middle
Ayutthaya period, but this dating remains uncertain. There are also traces of at least three
smaller chedi and various walls around the monastery. Also, there is evidence of a
former moat around this temple. However, it would be difficult to make claims without
proper excavation.

This monastery has been damaged from seasonal flooding, which is still common in this
area. Evidence suggests that earth walls once passed by this site but were torn down to
create more rice fields. Some researchers have also theorized that the old Pa Sak River,
or a tributary canal, once passed through this area, leading to some place near Wat
Phanan Choeng. Wat Chedi Yot Hak might have belonged to this water system.
View of Chedi Yot Hak
View of Chedi Yot Hak
Text by Ken May - December 2008
(View of Chedi Yot Hak)
(View of Chedi Yot Hak)
Detail of a 2007 Fine Arts Department GIS map
(Detail of a 2007 Fine Arts Department GIS map -
Courtesy of the Fine Arts Department - 3th Region)
Addendum

Wat Chedi Yot Hak or the Monastery of the Broken Spire is situated in geographical
coordinates: 14° 20' 42.04" N, 100° 35' 52.03" E.

Based on an interview with Khun Chin near Wihan Satru on 16 March 2016, the original
name of this site was said to be Wat Sarika.
Addendum, photographs & maps by Tricky Vandenberg
Updated March 2016