WAT KUEK





Wat Kuek is a defunct monastery situated off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya in the Phai Ling Sub-district.


The monastery was situated southeast of Wat Samanakot and south of Wat Khao Din (defunct) on the east bank of Khlong Kudi Dao (1). Wat Nang Kham (restored ruin) was south and Wat Khok (defunct) west,


No visible traces are remaining of this monastery at ground level.


Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.


Wat Kuek figures only on the Fine Arts Department maps of 1974 and 1993 CE and was in approximate geographical coordinates: 14° 21' 35.51" N, 100° 35' 31.94" E.


Footnotes:


(1) Khlong Kudi Dao was an artificial short-cut canal running north-south and dug in a loop of the Pa Sak River, which riverbed later became Khlong Hantra. The canal is defunct today, but some small stretches can still be seen parallel with Road No 3058. The canal was an extension of Khlong Ayothya.