Nong Langka Temple

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Nong Langka is a large abandoned ancient site. It is located outside the ancient city of Nakhon Chum on the south side. within the current Nakhon Chum Subdistrict Municipality The surrounding area is a plain field. The north side of the temple is near National Highway No. 101, approximately west of the Ping River. 1,257 meters

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River, Suan Mak Canal

Geological conditions

The Ping River Basin is deposited with sediments, gravel, sand, silt and clay. There is a canal that flows from the western mountains into the Ping River.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Nong Langka is located on the Nakhon Chum side. It is next to Maungkale Temple to the east. There is a rectangular measurement plan. The temple faces east. The temple wall does not appear, but there are traces of digging a moat around to show the temple boundary, called Utoksima, which is a popular temple layout in Sukhothai culture.

Important buildings include

The main chedi is a bell-shaped chedi in Sukhothai style, made of bricks. At the base, there is an amulet arch protruding on all 4 sides, next to it is a 3-tiered lotus-shaped wire tier supporting the bell body. As for the top of the chedi, there are thrones, ganchats, segments, and tops.