History of Ayutthaya - Temples & Ruins

WAT THA SAK (วัดท่าสัก)

Wat Tha Sak or the Monastery of the Teak Landing was located off the city island in
the southern area of Ayutthaya in Samphao Lom Sub-district. (1)

The monastery was situated along the present Chao Phraya River, the Lopburi River in
the Ayutthayan era, between Wat Yi Kham and Wat Chi Tham(mo).

On a Fine Arts Department map drafted in 1974 [1] there is a canal indicated between
Wat Yi Kham and Wat Tha Sak, leading from the Chao Phraya River south towards
Wat Phraya Kong.

Wat Tha Sak is today not much more than a mound of broken bricks and tiles, covered
in vegetation. An unpaved path curves around the low hill. The mound covers probably
the foundations of the former preaching hall.

The site is indicated on a mid-19th century map and on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map
drafted in 1926. Some remains of the temple were excavated by the Fine Arts
Department (FAD) in geographical coordinates: 14° 20' 42.06" N, 100° 34' 5.05" E.

The monastery's historical background and period of construction are unknown.

Footnotes:

(1) Literally the sub-district of the capsized junk.

References:

[1] FAD 1974 map - courtesy Dr. Surat Lertlum - Program Head of Computer Science
Program - Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy.