Terrain
General Condition
The general condition of the temple location is a plain in the north of the mountain where the Kuan Palace is located. The environment is in the urban area of Kantang. Ancient sites and antiquities inside the temple have been well taken care of But it has deteriorated over time.
Height above mean sea level
11 metersWaterway
Trang River, Andaman Sea
Geological conditions
Holocene sediments (Department of Mineral Resources 2007) by the influence of the Trang River and the Andaman Sea.
Archaeological Era
historical eraera/culture
Rattanakosin period, the reign of King Rama VArchaeological age
1893Types of archaeological sites
religious placearchaeological essence
Trangkaphum Phuttawat Temple Built in the reign of King Rama V in 1893 by Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahisornphakdi (Khosimbi Na Ranong), the governor of Trang at that time moved from Khuan Thani to Kantang, thus building this temple named "Wat Kantang" later in the year 1912, Somdej Phra Maha Samana Chao Krom Phra Yao Chirayan Warorot His Highness inspected the monks and sat at Kantang Temple. saw that it was a temple with a suitable terrain therefore gave a new name to the temple “Wat Trangkaphum Phutthawat” and received Wisung Kham Sima in 1914 (National Buddhism Office 2022; Panuwat Ueasamarn et al. 2018:134)
Important archaeological site is the Ubosot, a brick building with mortar. Built in 1933, the ordination hall has a rectangular plan, 11 meters wide, 18 meters long, with a tiled roof. In the gable area is the image of Indra with a three-headed Erawan elephant. And below, write "2476 B.E.," which is the year the temple was built. Inside the Ubosot enshrines a carved marble Buddha image with a lap width of 43 inches, in the attitude of subduing Mara, which Phraya Ratsada brought from Burma, along with two disciples, a pair of elephants and a lion (Phanuwat Euasamarn et al. 2018:134) Inside the chapel, there is also a sanctuary or pulpit with the monogram Jor Por (received from the reign of King Rama V). 5) There is also a Dharma cabinet. which was bestowed by King Rama V, stored at the abbot's cubicle.