Wat Tha Phra, or the Monastery of the Landing of the Monk, was located off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya in the Phai Ling Sub-district.
Wat Tha Phra stood opposite Wat Nang Kham near the mouth of Khlong Kudi Dao (1) and on the north bank of Khlong Kramang (2).
No visible traces are remaining of this monastery at ground level.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The site is indicated on a 1993 and 2007 CE Fine Arts Department map.
On the 2007 CE map, the site is named Wat Tha Sai (วัดท่าทราย).
Based on the 2007 FAD map, the site was in geographical coordinates: 14° 21' 25.57" N, 100° 35' 29.41" 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.
(2) Khlong Kramang flows on the border between Hantra and Phai Ling sub-districts. It covers the stretch between Khlong Hantra and Khlong Ban Bat. Like Khlong Hantra, Khlong Dusit and Khlong Khao San, this canal was once a stretch of the Pa Sak River. The canal is named after a common fish in the Siamese waters, the Smith's Barb (ปลากระมัง).
